The NDP has launched a petition against the Bell and Telus announcement of new fees for receipt of text messages. Update: Industry Minister Jim Prentice has jumped into the issue demanding that Bell and Telus explain their decision.
Articles by: Michael Geist
G8 Pushes ACTA Completion By End of 2008
They may not want to tell anyone what the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement contains, but the G8 nations are willing to set a timeline for its completion. In the final statement on IPRs today, the G8 leaders "encouraged the acceleration of negotiations to establish a new international legal framework, the Anti-Counterfeiting […]
Prentice’s New Non-Communications Strategy
I have blogged in the past about the evolving communication strategy for Industry Minister Jim Prentice and copyright reform. Just prior to the release of the bill, I posted an "unofficial" backgrounder that noted that Prentice was hoping to shuffle the bill to the committee so that he would not […]
The Bloc on C-61
I've posted typical responses from the Conservatives, Liberals, and NDP to C-61. Several people have written with the Bloc response, which receives good coverage from Patrick Tanguay.