The U.S. announcement of its plans to continue with the ACTA negotiations was actually part of a joint statement from all ACTA partners. The Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs has posted a similar statement, noting its plans to participate in the Morocco meeting in July 2009.
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Setting the Record Straight On the ECPA (C-27)
The Industry Committee held two days of hearings on C-27, the Electronic Commerce Protection Act, this week with Industry Minister Tony Clement appearing on Tuesday and my appearance (together with CAUCE executives) on Thursday. The line of questioning on both days was very similar and it is clear that some groups are seeking to sow seeds of doubt about the legislation. I tried to address some of the misconceptions and inaccuracies during my appearance, but it is worth taking these claims head on (I will update as needed):
House of Commons Committee Releases Privacy Act Study
The Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics has released its study on Privacy Act reform. The Committee only accepted a handful of the "quick fix" recommendations from the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. The NDP supported them all. I appeared before the committee as part of the study […]
Obama Administration Confirms ACTA Support
The Obama Administration has confirmed its support for continuing the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement negotiations. The next round of talks are set for July in Morocco. The U.S. hopes to conclude the deal by 2010.
Bell Calls for “Spectrum Fee Holiday”
The Toronto Star reports that Bell has written to Industry Canada asking for a "spectrum fee holiday" that would suspend the millions of dollars the company pays in licensing fees for wireless spectrum. Bell said it was "too early to say what impact a change in government policy would have […]
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