Columns Archive

Multilingual Domain Name Delay A Barrier to Net Diversity

Appeared in the Toronto Star on June 4, 2007 as It's Time to Support a Multilingual Web Imagine if each time a Canadian Internet user entered an email or website address, they would be required to include a Chinese or Cyrillic character. For millions of non-English speakers around the world, […]

June 4, 2007 — 4 comments — Columns Archive

Science and Tech Strategy a Missed Opportunity

Appeared in the Toronto Star on May 28, 2007 as Science and Tech Strategy a Missed Opportunity Earlier this month, Canada's top government leaders, including Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Industry Minister Maxime Bernier, and Finance Minister Jim Flahery unveiled the government's new science and technology strategy. Mobilizing Science and Technology […]

May 28, 2007 — 3 comments — Columns Archive

There Will Be No Privacy Reform. Get Over It

Appeared in the Toronto Star on May 21, 2007 as Privacy Report a Major Disappointment The Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics issued its much-anticipated report on the reform of Canada’s private sector privacy law earlier this month. Despite hearing from 67 witnesses, the Committee followed the […]

May 21, 2007 — Comments are Disabled — Columns Archive

Copyright Permission Has No Place in this House

Appeared in the Toronto Star on May 14, 2007 as Let's Scrap Outmoded System of Permission Earlier this year, Nancy Pelosi, the United States Speaker of the House, found herself embroiled in a copyright controversy arising from the posting of a Congressional hearing video on her website. While there was […]

May 14, 2007 — Comments are Disabled — Columns Archive