Ian Ketcheson points to this amazing UK site that sets the standard for what online political accountability should look like.
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Competition Policy and IP
While response to last week's federal budget unsurprisingly focused on new spending, it also included a commitment to create an expert independent panel to conduct a review of Canadian competition policy. Given that the Minister of Industry envisions a broad mandate to "review anything under the federal umbrella that affects […]
Telecom Reform and Consumer Prices
The Globe and Mail on why telecom deregulation may actually result in higher, not lower pricing. As Ivey School of Business professor Guy Holburn notes "It's a fairly concentrated industry. It's just not obvious rates are going to go down."
IDRC Digital Library To Launch in April
Heather Morrison reports that the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), a Canadian federally-funded research centre that supports exceptionally important work in the developing world, will launch its institutional repository on April 24, featuring thousands of open access documents.
Liberals Try To Resuscitate Big Brother Plan for the Internet
My weekly Law Bytes column (Ottawa Citizen version, homepage version) covers the Liberals' introduction of C-416, the return of lawful access legislation. I note that while the bill is unlikely to pass – opposition private members bills rarely become law and the current Parliamentary session is likely to end before […]