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Globe Publisher Calls Bill C-18 a “Threat to the Independence of Media” As Government Senate Representative Smears Bill Critics
The government is in trouble on Bill C-18 when it has to resort to smearing local news organizations who dare to criticize its bill.
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Extend the Deadline: My Submission to the CRTC on its Deeply Flawed Bill C-11 Consultations
Why the CRTC needs to wait for a final government policy direction before establishing deadlines for public participation on Bill C-11
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The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 168: Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne on How to Fix Bill C-27
Listen now (30 min) | It has taken many months, but Bill C-27, the government’s long overdue effort at privacy reform finally is headed to committee for…
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This Must Stop: Government and Liberal Party Go All-In On Speech Regulation With Political Truth Oversight Bodies, Mandated Press Source…
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Bill C-11 is Back with Stunning Rebuke From Senator David Adams Richards
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A Quick Reminder About What Bill C-11 Will Actually Do
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The Bill C-11 Compromise That Never Came
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The Government’s Fishing Expedition: Why the Bill C-18 Motion Establishes a Dangerous Precedent For Those Who Dare to Oppose Legislation
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CRTC Chair Vicky Eatrides Faces Her First Big Test: Is the Commission Serious About Public Participation on Bill C-11?
Creating an uneven playing field for public participation by refusing a deadline extension request would signal that the new CRTC is the same as the old…
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Ready, Fire, Aim: Eleven Thoughts on the CRTC’s Bill C-11 Consultations
Why the entire process feels like a weird episode of consultation theatre
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The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 167: Inside My Senate Committee Appearance on the Many Risks of Bill C-18
Listen now (30 min) | Bill C-18, the Online News Act, has now shifted to the Senate, where the Transportation and Communications committee, is reviewing…
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The Government’s Epic Bill C-18 Miscalculation on Mandating Payments for Links
If Google follows the Meta approach, there will be terminated deals, no “digital news intermediaries” in Canada, no new revenues, and Bill C-18 will not…
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The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 166: Colin Bennett on How the Government Is the Using the Budget Implementation Act to Weaken the Privacy…
Listen now (27 min) | For the second consecutive year, the government is using the Budget Implementation Act to quietly pass concerning legislation with…
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This Must Stop: Government and Liberal Party Go All-In On Speech Regulation With Political Truth Oversight Bodies, Mandated Press Source…
I don’t know what else to say other than this feels like uncharted territory. It must stop.
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Liberal Party Policy Proposal Would Limit Online Publication to Material “Whose Sources Can Be Traced”
Celebrating press freedom day with a proposal that would place press freedom at risk
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