Appeared in the Toronto Star on August 17, 2009 as Designing a Copyright Bill That's Built To Last As the national copyright consultation launched earlier this summer hits the midway point, the first four weeks have attracted considerable interest. There have already been more than a thousand submissions, one town […]
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Bell and Rogers Square Off Over Internet Speed Claims
Appeared in the Toronto Star on August 10, 2009 as Internet Providers Fight Over High-Speed Claims Appeared in the Ottawa Citizen on August 11, 2009 as Bell and Rogers Square Off Over Internet Speed Claims As two of Canada's biggest Internet service providers, Bell Canada and Rogers Communications are fierce […]
Openness and Crowdsourcing Changing Government
Appeared in the Toronto Star on August 3, 2009 as 'Crowdsourcing' Puts Many Extra Hands to Work The August long weekend goes by many names in Canada – Simcoe Day in Toronto, Colonel By Day in Ottawa, and British Columbia Day in B.C. – but the most common is simply […]
The Amazon Kindle and an Orwellian Misstep
Appeared in the Toronto Star on July 27, 2009 as Amazon, Kindle and an Orwellian Misstep For months many consumers have lamented the absence of the Kindle, Amazon’s popular electronic book reader, from the Canadian market. Now in its second version, the Kindle has proven to be a major success […]
Net Neutrality Hearing Paves The Way for Action
Appeared in the Toronto Star on July 20, 2009 as Web Neutrality Hearings Paving The Way For Action Regulatory hearings on Internet traffic management practices held in windowless rooms in Gatineau, Quebec in the middle of summer are not likely candidates to attract much attention. Yet for seven days this […]
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