Appeared in the Toronto Star on May 16, 2015 as Why is Canada Lagging Behind With Its Broadband Goals? The foundation of any national digital policy is affordable high-speed Internet access. Given the importance of the Internet to education, culture, commerce, and political participation, most countries have established ambitious targets […]

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Appeared in the Toronto Star on May 9, 2015 as CRTC Falls Short on True Wireless Competition The competitiveness of Canadian wireless services has been the source of an ongoing and contentious debate for years. Last week, Canada’s telecom regulator concluded that there is a competitiveness problem, yet in a […]

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Appeared in the Toronto Star on May 2, 2015 as Behind the Recording Industry’s Latest Campaign Last week’s column on the government’s surprise budget announcement that it plans to extend the term of copyright protection for sound recordings generated considerable private feedback, with several industry sources suggesting that the change […]

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Appeared in the Toronto Star on April 25, 2015 as Music Copyright Changes in Federal Budget Hit a Sour Note The Conservative government’s budget last week included benefits for some families, assistance for seniors, and future tax reductions for small businesses. While those measures were widely anticipated, more surprising was […]

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Appeared in the Toronto Star on April 18, 2015 as Tax Credits for Film and TV Production a Race to the Bottom The Nova Scotia government has been embroiled in a high profile controversy for the past week following its decision to slash tax credits available to film and television […]

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