My weekly Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, freely available version) examines the Liberal minority government' s record on technology law issues. I suggest that much like the underlying policies themselves, the record is a mixed bag. It falls into three groups of developments: (i) completed policies; (ii) policies that […]
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Episode 271: Taking Stock of a Wild Week in Canadian Digital Policy With the Online Streaming Reversal, AI Strategy Release, and Lawful Access Review
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