Committees

Net Neutrality at the Industry Committee

Yesterday I appeared before the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology as part of their examination of telecom deregulation.  I was pleasantly surprised to receive an invitation, which I took to be an opportunity to discuss net neutrality.  I hope I didn't disappoint – I've posted my opening remarks below.  I focused on three issues in my opening: net neutrality, broadband strategies, and anti-spam legislation.   I tried to emphasize the need for action now, particularly with Canada developing an international position on net neutrality at the OECD (which behind the scenes is developing a paper on Internet traffic prioritization). The remarks attracted some interest from the committee, particularly Bloc MP Paul Crête, who asked many questions on each issue.  It will be interesting to see whether these issues make into the committee's final report.  My prepared remarks were as follows:

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February 27, 2007 5 comments Committees, News

Task Force Report a Roadmap for Canning Canadian-Based Spam

Lost amidst the high drama on Parliament Hill last week was the release of Stopping Spam, the National Task Force on Spam’s final report.

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May 23, 2005 Comments are Disabled Committees, News

ABA Business Law Section, Cyberspace Law Committee, Internet Jurisdiction Subcommittee Chair

ABA Business Law Section, Cyberspace Law Committee, Internet Jurisdiction Subcommittee Chair

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April 13, 2005 1 comment Committees

Ottawa Technology Lawyers Group, Chair, Program Committee

Ottawa Technology Lawyers Group, Chair, Program Committee

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April 13, 2005 Comments are Disabled Committees

Protecting User Privacy: My Appearance before House of Commons Industry Committee on C-54

I appeared before the House of Commons Industry Committee to discuss Bill C-54 (Electronic Commerce Privacy Legislation). Appearance before the Industry Committee, March 4, 1999 Good morning, and thank you for inviting me to appear before this committee to provide my views on the intersection of the privacy protections afforded by Bill C-54 […]

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March 4, 1999 Comments are Disabled Committees, News