Articles by: Michael Geist

E-Waste on the NAFTA Political Agenda

Environmental waste is a mounting concern, yet it has attracted little attention in Canada.  It therefore comes as a pleasant surprise to find that a joint NAFTA statement from earlier this week makes specific reference to the issue.  Government representatives of Canada, the U.S, and Mexico state: Rapid and dramatic […]

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August 17, 2007 2 comments News

Shifting Advertising Dollars

Interesting pair of articles – one from Mathew Ingram on the "resurrection of free" and the other from Henry Blodget, which are both ultimately about shifting dollars in the advertising market.

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August 17, 2007 Comments are Disabled News

The CBC on Net Libel Chill

Segment from The National on Internet Libel.

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August 17, 2007 Comments are Disabled Video

Health Canada Warns Against Buying Pharmaceuticals Online

Health Canada has issued a public notice warning Canadians about the risk associated with buying pharmaceuticals online.  The government now says that online pharmaceutical sales "poses the potential for serious health risks."

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August 15, 2007 2 comments News

CARL and SPARC Release Canadian Author Addendum

The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) and SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) have released the SPARC Canadian Author Addendum, a new tool for authors in Canada to retain key rights to the journal articles they publish.

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August 15, 2007 Comments are Disabled News