One wouldn’t think it needs to be said that conducting fishing expeditions on your critics who you label as subversive should sit squarely in a no-go…
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 160: Peter Carrescia on Why Patents Won’t Solve Canada’s Innovation ProblemListen now (33 min) | What if the emphasis on patents as fuel for innovation hurts rather than helps Canadian startups?
"We urge the committee to avoid setting a precedent that would make it easier for future governments of any political stripe to attempt to intimidate…
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Call on the companies to appear and bring as many tech critics as you like. But stay away from snooping on Canadians’ private communications.
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Investigating big tech is welcome. Snooping on Canadians’ communications is not.
Is Rodriguez deliberately misleading or does he not know the contents of his own bill?
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 159: Fenwick McKelvey on the Rapid Spread of Government TikTok BansListen now (31 min) | TikTok may be enormously popular, but according to the growing number of government, there are concerns regarding links between…
A thread on what led to the prospect of blocked news sharing on Facebook and Instagram
For Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, it is "links in, liability in." Facebook and Google are moving toward not linking and remove news from…
There were no shortage of head-shaking moments, but buried amongst those comments were several notable moments that illustrated the reality and risks of…
Canadian digital creators are not loopholes and characterizing efforts to address their concerns as such is a stain on the Heritage Minister
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez isn't bothering to disguise regulation power anymore: platforms are in and user content regulation is in.