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The Toronto Star

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Ottawa Citizen / Canada.com

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February 18, 2006 Comments are Disabled Columns

Oda on Copyright Reform

The Globe has an article today on new Canadian Heritage Minister Bev Oda's plans for culture and copyright policy.  The copyright comments:

"As a veteran educator – Oda spent six years teaching theatre arts and art to children in Mississauga, Ont. – she also has some caveats about the last government's proposed copyright legislation. 'Last session, our party stood up and said we'd like to look at digital access for learning materials. So we're still looking at copyright legislation overall.' Those who had hoped for the new government to automatically push through the Liberals' bill should not hold their breath."

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February 18, 2006 2 comments News

It’s Baaack: Day Calls National ID Card Inevitable

Stockwell Day, Canada’s new minister of public security, has raised the prospect of creating a national ID card.  Again.  This issue was a pet project of former Liberal Minister Denis Coderre, who pushed for a national ID card that would be expensive, provide little additional security, create new privacy risks, and would remove rights to remain anonymous. 

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February 17, 2006 2 comments News