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Net Neutrality in Canada Still a Work in Progress

Appeared in the Toronto Star on October 26, 2009 as Internet Providers Ease Back on Throttle The release last week of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission's report on Internet traffic management – known as the net neutrality decision – attracted national attention. Canadians, Internet service providers, and politicians debated […]

October 26, 2009 — Comments are Disabled — Columns Archive

Canadian Universities Too Close Minded on Open Access

Appeared in the Toronto Star on October 19, 2009 as Canadian Universities Closed Minded on Open Access This week is International Open Access Week with universities around the world taking stock of the emergence of open access as a critical part of research and innovation. The basic principle behind open […]

October 19, 2009 — Comments are Disabled — Columns Archive

Do-Not-Call List Undermined By Loopholes in the Law

Appeared in the Toronto Star on October 12, 2009 as Do-Not-Call List Undermined By Loopholes in Law This month marks the one-year anniversary of the launch of Canada's do-not-call list. Over the past 12 months, millions of Canadians have registered their numbers on the list and filed hundreds of thousands […]

October 13, 2009 — Comments are Disabled — Columns Archive

Canadian Anti-Spam Deal Far From a Done Deal

Appeared in the Toronto Star on October 5, 2009 as Canadian Anti-Spam Bill Far From a Done Deal The introduction last spring of Bill C-27 – the Electronic Commerce Protection Act – represented the culmination of years of effort to address concerns that Canada is rapidly emerging as a spam […]

October 5, 2009 — Comments are Disabled — Columns Archive

Van Loan’s Misleading Claims: Case For Lawful Access Not Closed

Appeared in the Toronto Star on September 28, 2009 as Case For Net Spying Not Closed Appeared in the Ottawa Citizen on September 29, 2009 as The curious case of the ISP access request that wasn't The push for new Internet surveillance capabilities – dubbed the "lawful access" initiative – […]

September 29, 2009 — 1 comment — Columns Archive