Appeared in the Toronto Star on August 29, 2005 as Education Summit Shouldn’t Be Only About MoneyAppeared in the Ottawa Citizen on September 1, 2005 as Put E-learning, Access, Research First The recent provincial premiers meeting in Banff, Alberta brought welcome news of a commitment to focus greater attention on […]
Articles by: Michael Geist
Satellite Radio Crashes
Reports this morning indicate that the federal government is planning to overturn the CRTC' s satellite radio decision. Canadian Heritage Minister Liza Frulla, with the frankness that has made her a cabinet liability, is quoted in the Globe as saying that "our mind is pretty much made up, but right […]
Canada’s Big Brother Plan to Reshape the Internet
Appeared in the Toronto Star on August 22, 2005 as Beware Big Brother Disguised as ‘Lawful Access’Appeared in the Ottawa Citizen on August 25, 2005 as Playing Big Brother on the NET Justice Minister Irwin Cotler’s announcement late last week that the federal government plans to aggressively move forward to […]
Canada – Australia IP and Cyberlaw Conference
Some blog readers may know that the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law hosts an annual IP and Cyberlaw conference each fall. In previous years, we've held a comparative Canada – U.S. conference and last year hosted a "global conversation" on Internet law issues featuring speakers from around the world […]
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