Appeared in the Toronto Star on May 4, 2013 as Canada’s Two-Tier Approach to Trade Talks As the future of the proposed Canada – European Union Trade Agreement becomes increasingly uncertain – the EU has been unwilling to compromise on the remaining contentious issues leaving the Canadian government with a […]
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Your Information is Not Secure: Thousands of Government Privacy Breaches Point to Need for Reform
Appeared in the Toronto Star on April 27, 2013 as Your Information is Not Secure in Ottawa As Canadians focused last week on the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing and the RCMP arrests of two men accused of plotting to attack Via Rail, the largest sustained series of privacy […]
CRTC Should Force Broadcasters To “Compete Just Like Any Other Sector”
Appeared in the Toronto Star on April 20, 2013 as CRTC Should Force Broadcasters to Compete Last month, Jean-Pierre Blais, the chair of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, delivered a much-discussed speech at the Canadian Media Production Association’s annual conference. The CMPA is Canada’s leading organization for the production […]
Canadian Wireless Association Breakup Points To Industry Divide on Competitiveness
Appeared in the Toronto Star on April 13, 2013 as Deep Divisions Surface in Canada’s Wireless Industry The Canadian wireless sector was shocked last week by the abrupt departure of the three major new entrants – Wind Mobile, Public Mobile, and Mobilicity – from the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association. The […]
Canada’s Digital Divide Likely To Widen Due to Access and Adoption Failures
Appeared in the Toronto Star on April 6, 2013 as Canada’s Digital Divide Likely to Widen The state of Internet access in Canada has been the subject of considerable debate in recent years as consumers and businesses alike assess whether Canadians have universal access to fast, affordable broadband that compares […]