As Canadians from coast to coast celebrate Canada Day, the people behind VisibleGovernment.ca have developed a novel way to celebrate. Visible Government is a Canadian non-profit that promotes online tools for government transparency. It encourages government leaders and organizations to share their information openly, and work with developers to build […]
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Is BNN Trying To Silence Copyright Debate?
So asks CCER, which has a post on how the Business News Network appears to have selectively issued notice and takedown notifications on segments involving debate on Canadian copyright. Update: BNN responds, indicating that the takedown policy is broad-based and not specific to copyright.
Canadian Press on a Canadian Pirate Party
With the Pirate Party popularity spreading in Europe, the Canadian Press covers attempts to establish a similar party in Canada.
Search Engine Talks to Van Loan on Privacy Expectations
The latest Search Engine podcast includes an interview with Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan on the lawful access legislation.
Deibert and Rohozinski on a Canadian Cyberwar Strategy
Ron Deibert and Rafal Rohozinski have an op-ed in the National Post in the need for a Canadian cyberwar strategy and the potential to establish "a foreign policy that explicitly includes cyberspace as a means for projecting Canadian values."