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Human Rights Commission Argues For Continued Role in Addressing Online Hate

The Globe reports that Canada's Human Rights Commission has rejected suggestions that it stop investigating hate messages on the Internet, saying the issue shouldn't be left solely to the Criminal Code. The commission argues that both the criminal code and the Canadian Human Rights Act should be used to deal […]

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June 11, 2009 2 comments News

Tossell Returns With Pirate Party Piece

Ivor Tossell has returned to the Globe and Mail with an article on the Pirate Party success along with a podcast interview with Christian Engström, the party's new Member of the European Parliament.

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June 11, 2009 Comments are Disabled News

French Three Strikes Rule Strikes Out

Le Monde reports that the French Constitutional Court has largely struck down the French three-strikes and you're out rule (aka graduated response, hadopi). 

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June 10, 2009 Comments are Disabled News

Net Neutrality Town Hall in Ottawa Tonight

SaveOurNet hosts a town hall meeting on net neutrality tonight in Ottawa.  I'll be there, along with Charlie Angus, Rocky Gaudrault of Teksavvy, and a host of others.

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June 10, 2009 1 comment News

You Can’t Buy That Here

Macleans has a feature article on the Canadian frustration with inaccessible devices and websites such as the Kindle and Hulu.com. Update: The Ottawa Citizen's Vito Pilieci responds.

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June 10, 2009 1 comment News