Next week, Prime Minister Paul Martin will ask the Governor General to deliver the Speech from the Throne to open the fall session of the House of the Commons. The much-anticipated speech will specify the government’s upcoming priorities, undoubtedly touching on issues such as health care, national security, and financial […]
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No need for Dickensian approach to voice-via-Web
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Although Dickens wrote his oft-quoted novel, A Tale Of Two Cities, in the 19th century, his words resonate with prescient timeliness today. Consider the story of a technology that allows customers to by-pass traditional distribution channels with unlimited, […]
Mr. Minister, please protect the public interest
As the former CEO of Canfor Corp., Canada's largest softwood lumber producer, our new Industry Minister David Emerson developed a well-earned reputation for defending Canadian interests against those of the United States. Despite considerable political pressure, Emerson did not hesitate to file a $250 million arbitration claim against the U.S. […]
Music industry abruptly changes tune on ringtones
Those weary of copyright tariffs — from the private copying tariff on blank CDs and DVDs to the fees associated with playing music everywhere from concert halls to dentist offices — will not like what they are about to read. Yet another tariff is coming our way. This particular […]
A blueprint for better copyright law
Imagine an Ontario government initiative that responded to rising concern over speeding on provincial highways by installing hundreds of automated radar guns to identify cars that failed to obey the speed limit. Rather than sending a speeding ticket to those caught by the system, however, the government instead sent a […]
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