Appeared in the Toronto Star on July 26, 2014 as What the Recording Industry Isn’t Saying About Canada’s Internet Streaming Royalties Over the past month, Music Canada, the lead lobby group for the Canadian recording industry, has launched a social media campaign criticizing a recent Copyright Board of Canada decision […]

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Appeared in the Toronto Star on July 19, 2014 as How Will Ottawa Respond to Court’s Reshaping of Privacy Law Canadian Internet and telecom providers have, for many years, disclosed basic subscriber information, including identifiers such as name, address, and IP address, to law enforcement without a warrant. The government […]

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Appeared in the Toronto Star on July 12, 2104 as The CRTC’s Make or Break Moment When Canada’s broadcast regulator embarked on the third and final phase of its consultations on the future of television regulation earlier this year, it left little doubt that a total overhaul was on the […]

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Appeared in the Toronto Star on July 5, 2014 as Why the Secrecy on Canadian Trade Talks?  Because There’s Something to Hide Trade agreements have emerged in recent years as one of the federal government’s most frequently touted accomplishments. Having concluded (or nearly concluded) free trade deals with the likes […]

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Appeared in the Toronto Star on June 28, 2014 as Why Has Canada’s New Anti-Spam Law Caused Such an Uproar Canada’s anti-spam legislation takes effect this week, sparking panic among many businesses, who fear that sending commercial electronic messages may grind to a halt on July 1st. The reality is […]

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