Outgoing CRTC Chair Konrad von Finckenstein granted interviews to several media outlets, calling for new legislation and a commitment to a national digital strategy.
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CRTC Investigation Finds Rogers Violated Net Neutrality Rules
The CRTC has written to Rogers Communications to advise that its investigation has concluded that the company violated the Internet traffic management rules (better known as net neutrality rules). The letter notes: Based on the preliminary results of our ongoing investigation, Commission staff is of the belief that Rogers Communications […]
Copyright and the Right
The opposition to SOPA is not limited to the right in the United States. In Canada, Blogging Tories, which aggregates dozens of right-leaning blogs, went dark in support of the SOPA protest and the National Post was the only major Canadian paper to publish an editorial on the issue, concluding:
On Wednesday, Wikipedia and a handful of other sites will shut down in protest of SOPA and PIPA. They have our full support. Governments should not be in the business of propping up outdated business models, nor of blocking legitimate speech. This draft legislation would do both.
Why My Website Went Dark Yesterday
The Toronto Star runs a special op-ed in which I discuss why I turned my site dark for 12 hours yesterday. The article (Toronto Star version, homepage version) reiterates how SOPA could be applied in Canada and emphasizes that if the U.S. passes the legislation, it is very likely to […]
Canadian Media Coverage of the SOPA Protest
SOPA and PIPA may not be Canadian laws, but the protest associated with them generated significant Canadian media coverage. On a remarkable day that saw many U.S. politicians pull their support for the legislation, Canadian coverage included: Canadian Press – Canadians join website blackout protest against SOPA National Post editorial […]