March 14, 2008 Dear friends, The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) is pleased to announce the release of For Sale to the Highest Bidder: Telecom Policy in Canada, edited by Marita Moll and Leslie Regan Shade. Copies of the book are available for $14.95 (plus shipping and GST) from the CCPA:http://www.policyalternatives.ca Order page: http://www.policyalternatives.ca/Reports/2008/03/ForSale/index.cfm?pa=BB7364... About the book: More than ever before, we depend on telecommunications services to conduct our economic, cultural and social lives. But, after 100 years of managing and controlling this industry to safeguard the interests of all Canadians, recent government decisions are leading us to a communications future that doesn't include us all. Canadian interests in this vital sector are being traded off in the name of deregulation and harmonization. Whether it is about access or affordability, security or sovereignty, the essays in this book will be a wake-up call to anyone wondering how telecommunications policy affects our daily lives. Contributors include: Maude Barlow, Genevieve Bonin, Bruce Campbell, Andrew Clement, Michael Geist, Phillipa Lawson, Graham Longford, Marita Moll, Amelia Bryne Potter, Marc Raboy, Leslie Regan Shade, Ben Scott, Mel Watkins, and Julie White. "Leslie Regan Shade and Marita Moll have assembled a formidable team to tell a story every Canadian should know. To control the corporate ownership of the media is to control its content. Take heed. This is an important book," says Maude Barlow, National Chairperson of the Council of Canadians. Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives 410-75 Albert Street, Ottawa, ON K1P 5E7 tel: 613-563-1341 fax: 613-233-1458 email: info@policyalternatives.ca Leslie Regan Shade Associate Professor and Dir., MA in Media Studies Concordia Univ., Dept. of Communication Studies