Canada's three opposition parties say foreign-ownership laws in the country's telecommunications industry are unclear and will seek to debate the issue when Parliament returns this week.
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Bannerman on Copyright Timelines
Sara Bannerman has two great posts on the historical timelines on Canadian copyright reform and its implementation of international copyright treaties.
Alberta Mulling E-Voting
Alberta is considering instituting online voting for elections, possibly as soon as 2013. New legislation is introduced last week allows for new technology in by-elections.
The ACTA Transparency Scorecard
With yesterday's leak of a Dutch government document revealing the positions on ACTA transparency of many of the negotiating partners, it is worth taking stock of the current positions on the issue:
EU Says No To Mandatory ACTA Three Strikes
A spokesperson for the European Commission Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht has sought to address concerns about three strikes within ACTA. According to De Gucht's spokesperson: "ee are not supporting and will not accept that an eventual ACTA agreement creates an obligation to disconnect people from the internet because of […]
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