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Will The Liberals Play The Role of Opposition on Lawful Access?

While the Liberal party indicated late in the summer that it would more actively oppose the Conservative government, apparently that may not apply to Bill C-46 and C-47, the lawful access legislation. Bill C-46, titled the Investigative Powers for the 21st Century Act, received second reading in the House of Commons yesterday with a referral to committee on the way. The bill contains new tracking warrants for the Internet and other police powers.

The first response from the Liberals to this lawful access bill: What took you so long? MP Mark Holland opened with the following question:

October 27, 2009 — 3 comments — News

CRTC Posts Updated Stats on Do-Not-Call

The CRTC has posted updated data on the experience with do-not-call. It reports that as of September 30, 2009, there have been over 7.6 million registrations and 200,000 complaints. The CRTC has 87 active investigations, issued 145 warning letters, 10 notices of violations, and imposed 7 administrative monetary penalties.

October 27, 2009 — 2 comments — News

Legislative Summary of Bill C-47

The Library of Parliament has posted a legislative summary of Bill C-47, half of the lawful access proposal.

October 27, 2009 — Comments are Disabled — News

Government Commits to Withdrawing Lobby Spyware Changes

Bill C-27, the anti-spam bill, is nearly through the Industry Committee with a limited number of changes. The Liberals have already stated that they would not be bringing forward the amendments promoted by the copyright lobby that would have permitted unauthorized access to personal computers in some situations. The same […]

October 25, 2009 — 4 comments — News

Liberals To Drop Controversial Copyright Lobby Spyware Amendments

With the Industry Committee now scheduled to contact its final clause-by-clause review of Bill C-27 on Wednesday, sources in the Liberal Party advise that its MPs plan to withdraw several controversial copyright lobby-inspired amendments to the computer program and spyware provisions. Since first reported on Friday, thousands of emails and […]

October 20, 2009 — 10 comments — News