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When you think about it, intellectual property is quite a strange concept. Ideas are, in and of themselves, intangible and any move to label them neatly with the purpose of slapping a barcode on them ...
We need to talk about Elon Musk and the rise of the tech oligarchs. For over 15 years, money and power have been bleeding from citizens and elected governments, to the founders of a small number of ...
Online Harms Bill C-63 is a positive step forward. A more careful approach that must still be stress-tested. February 26, 2024 — Today the federal government introduced the Online Harms Act, Bill C-63 ...
Deeply flawed Online News Bill C-18 passes without key fixes . The Online News Act won’t fix Canadian journalism - and might hurt it. JUNE 23 2023 — Yesterday Bill C-18, The Online News Act received ...
Is Elon Musk a unique problem? Yes. And also– no. Yes, his direct involvement in gutting large sections of America’s government without clear authority to do so is unprecedented, and deeply concerning ...
Now Online Harms Bill C-63 can be a win for Canada. Splitting C-63 positions bill for successful adoption. December 4, 2024 — Today Minister of Justice Arif Virani announced a split of the Bill C-63, ...
March 31, 2023 — Today Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne approved the long-contested Rogers-Shaw buyout, outlining minimal conditions for the deal’s approval.
August 15, 2020 – In a decision released early this morning, the federal cabinet has declined to overrule a 2019 Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications (CRTC) decision to lower the wholesale ...
February 2, 2022 — Today the federal government tabled Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act, an update to Canada’s Broadcasting Act. The new Act is an updated version of 2021’s controversial Bill C-10.
From now until April 23, we have the unique opportunity to change the wholesale system for good. The CRTC has FINALLY opened up a consultation on forcing monopolies to open their fibre networks to ...