During the Internet boom of the late 1990s, Nortel Networks ran an advertising campaign that featured as its slogan, “what do you want the Internet to be?”. The implications were obvious – the Internet was a technology of unlimited possibility that could be whatever we wanted it to be. More […]
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Let towns, cities provide cheap, everywhere broadband
In 1906, Adam Beck, a provincial cabinet minister from London, Ontario, introduced a bill that created the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario. Adopting "Power for the People" as his slogan, Beck vigorously fought corporate interests who wanted to keep electricity in private hands. He pushed for a public utility that […]
Music Industry Doesn’t Need More Government Protection
In these politically charged times, there is a tendency to view many policy issues, whether they be same sex marriage or tax reform, through a narrow lens — left or right, blue or red, liberal or conservative. The same is true for copyright issues.
Revise Privacy Law To Protect Public, Not Offenders
In the coming months, Industry Minister David Emerson will lead the federal government on a review of Canada's national privacy law, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). Critics are likely to call for tougher enforcement measures, better reporting of decisions, and an end to the Federal Privacy Commissioner's policy that shields organizations that are the target of successful complaints.
No good reason to bow to U.S. pharma’s lobbying
During the Internet boom of the 1990s, analysts frequently extolled the virtues of e-commerce, envisioning a world in which clicks would replace bricks. While the dot-com bust put a damper on many of those dreams, in reality e-commerce has revolutionized many business sectors including book sales, music distribution and […]
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