The government has granted approval to Amazon to establish a Canadian distribution centre. The online seller agreed to a series of conditions including new investments in Canada, increased availability of French language content, and increased visibility for Canadian books on Amazon.ca.
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OpenParliament.ca Launches
OpenParliament.ca, which provides a searchable Hansard, has launched. The site also offers email alerts and feeds on any MP.
U.S.: No ACTA Transparency Unless Other Countries Cave on Substance
The U.S. Trade Representative issued a release just prior to the launch of the New Zealand round of ACTA negotiations that has left no doubt that the U.S. is the biggest barrier to official release of the ACTA text. The full text of the release is couched in terms of […]
Radio New Zealand Interview on ACTA
While in Wellington, I sat in the Radio New Zealand studio for a lengthy discussion on ACTA issues. The segment, about 25 minutes in length, can be accessed here.
The Wellington Declaration on ACTA: Sign Today
This weekend I had the opportunity to deliver a keynote address at PublicACTA, a full-day event on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement held in Wellington, New Zealand just in advance of the next round of ACTA talks that run all this week in the city. The event was a model to […]
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