I appeared this morning on CBC’s The Current to discuss the state of Canadian privacy and the nomination of Daniel Therrien as the new Canadian privacy commissioner. Audio of the segment, which includes George Radwanski and Wayne Easter, here.
CBC’s The Current on Canadian Privacy and the New Privacy Commissioner
June 3, 2014
Share this post
2 Comments

Law Bytes
Episode 273: Rebroadcast of the Globe and Mail’s The Decibel on Canada’s First Steps Towards a Social Media Ban
byMichael Geist

June 22, 2026
Michael Geist
May 25, 2026
Michael Geist
Search Results placeholder
Michael Geist on Substack
Recent Posts
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 273: Rebroadcast of the Globe and Mail’s The Decibel on Canada’s First Steps Towards a Social Media Ban
Midnight Madness: The Government Rushes Lawful Access Bill Through the House Without Debate or a Recorded Vote
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Bill C-36 Modernizes Canada’s Privacy Law, Then Delays It to 2030
Gary Anandasangaree’s Vic Toews Moment Shows the Government Has Lost Its Way on Lawful Access
Government Moves to Shut Down Lawful Access Hearing In Order To Fast Track Passing the Bill This Week

Use CBC Radio app on iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch
The link to cbc.ca requires Adobe Flash Player so does not work on iOS devices (iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch), do consider letting your readers know they can listen using the CBC Radio app. Thanks for writing.
Richard,
Toronto.
really hate flash too
The CBC podcast can be downloaded as an MP3 file too, no flash necessary:
http://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcasts/current-affairs-information/the-current/
( http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/current_20140603_25893.mp3 )