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Government Copyright Bill Fails Green Test

Appeared in the Toronto Star on July 21, 2008 as Government Copyright Bill Fails Green Test The environment is obviously one of the biggest issues of the moment. The federal political parties are spending their summers trying to sell Canadians on their plans for the future, provincial governments are unveiling […]

July 21, 2008 — 1 comment — Columns Archive

Business Takes Sides in Net Neutrality Debate

Appeared in the Toronto Star on July 14, 2008 as Business Takes Sides in Net Neutrality Debate For most of the past two years, the net neutrality issue in Canada, which focuses on equal treatment of Internet traffic, has been limited to a handful of academics and consumer groups pointing […]

July 14, 2008 — Comments are Disabled — Columns Archive

Canadians Face Triple Lock on Apple iPhone

Appeared in the Toronto Star on July 7, 2008 as Popular iPhone Debuts This Week More than one year after the Apple iPhone hit store shelves in the United States, the hugely popular device makes its Canadian debut on Friday. The arrival of a Canadian iPhone is expected to generate […]

July 7, 2008 — 3 comments — Columns Archive

CIRA Creates Backdoor to Domain Name Information

Appeared in the Toronto Star on June 30, 2008 as CIRA's 'whois' Policy a Stunning Setback for Privacy Two months ago, I wrote a glowing review of the Canadian Internet Registration Authority's new "whois" policy that was supposed to better protect the privacy of hundreds of thousands of Canadians. The […]

June 30, 2008 — 2 comments — Columns Archive

Spectrum Surplus Offers Chance To Pay Net Policy Bills

Appeared in the Toronto Star on June 23, 2008 as Spectrum Auction Bonanza Allows for Proactive Thinking Each week millions of Canadians buy lottery tickets as they "imagine the freedom" of hitting it big. While the federal government may not have won the lottery, it has certainly hit the jackpot […]

June 23, 2008 — Comments are Disabled — Columns Archive