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The Lawful Access Questions

My weekly Law Bytes column (freely available hyperlinked version, Toronto Star version) examines the lawful access plan in light of Justice Minister Irwin Cotler’s announcement late last week that the government plans to move forward on the initiative this fall. Although the specifics of the actual bill remain unknown, the […]

August 26, 2005 — 5 comments — Columns

Here Comes Lawful Access

Canadian Justice Minister Irwin Cotler spoke to a group of police organizations today and pledged to move forward this fall on the lawful access initiative. Cotler apparently indicated that there will be a memo to cabinet on the matter in September with legislation likely to quickly follow. For those who […]

August 18, 2005 — 35 comments — News

Telecom Policy Review Submissions

The Telecom Policy Review website now features dozens of submissions. My relatively short submission (relative to the 1000 page, 24 MB zipped submission from Bell Canada) is online. So too are submissions from CIPPIC (working with several groups) and all the other usual suspects. Comments on the submissions are due […]

August 16, 2005 — 1 comment — News

Speaking Out on the Telecom Policy Review

My weekly Law Bytes column (freely available hyperlinked version, Toronto Star version) summarizes the key points in my submission to Canada’s Telecommunications Policy Review. The submission should be posted online within the next day or two [update: the submission is now online]. I argue that three principles should govern the […]

August 15, 2005 — 1 comment — Columns

Canadian Telecommunications Policy Needs New Roadmap

Appeared in the Toronto Star on August 15, 2005 as Why Broadband, Neutrality, Privacy Deserve Policy Boost This year’s federal budget generated more than its fair share of attention. Between Belinda Stronach’s switch to the Liberal Party and the drama surrounding the late Chuck Cadman’s vote, a single paragraph in […]

August 15, 2005 — Comments are Disabled — Columns Archive