Michael Geist on the Rally on Parliament Hill

Michael Geist, one of Canada’s leading net neutrality advocates, discusses the rally at Paliament Hill in today’s Toronto Star. He brings up an interesting point: The rally itself is a function of a free and open internet:

Not only is the Internet increasingly the focus of policy advocacy, but it also serves as the platform to enable such advocacy. For example, the net neutrality rally was promoted online through a Facebook group and a website dedicated to the event. Event participants also established mobile Internet connectivity on the grounds of Parliament Hill so that attendees could quickly post news and photos of the rally online.