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The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 200: Colin Bennett on the EU’s Surprising Adequacy Finding on Canadian Privacy Law
A little over five years ago, I launched the Law Bytes podcast with an episode featuring Elizabeth Denham, then the UK’s Information and Privacy…
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Debating the Online Harms Act: Insights from Two Recent Panels on Bill C-63
Video from recent CIJA and University of Ottawa Centre for Law, Technology and Society events
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The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 199: Boris Bytensky on the Criminal Code Reforms in the Online Harms Act
The Online Harms Act – otherwise known as Bill C-63 – is really at least three bills in one. The Law Bytes podcast tackled the Internet platform portion…
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AI Spending is Not an AI Strategy: Why the Government’s Artificial Intelligence Plan Avoids the Hard Governance Questions
There is unquestionably a need to address AI policy, but the government's approach appears to paper over hard questions about AI governance and…
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The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 198: Richard Moon on the Return of the Section 13 Hate Speech Provision in the Online Harms Act
The public debate surrounding Bill C-63, the Online Harms Act, has focused primarily on Human Rights Act and Criminal Code reforms. The Human Rights Act…
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March 2024

Tweets Are Not Enough: Why Combatting Relentless Antisemitism in Canada Requires Real Leadership and Action
The relentless antisemitism in Canada has left many in the community numb. Leadership and real action from our politicians, university presidents, and…
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The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 197: Divest, Ban or Regulate?: Anupam Chander on the Global Fight Over TikTok
New legislation making its way through the U.S. Congress has placed a TikTok ban back on the public agenda. The bill – which would lead to either a…
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The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 196: Vibert Jack on the Supreme Court’s Landmark Bykovets Internet Privacy Ruling
The federal government has struggled to update Canadian privacy laws over the past decade, leaving the Supreme Court as perhaps the leading source of…
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Better Laws, Not Bans: Why a TikTok Ban is a Bad Idea
There are real harms that occur on TikTok, like any other. The answer to those problems lies in broadly applicable regulations: better privacy…
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Government Gaslighting Again?: Unpacking the Uncomfortable Reality of the Online Harms Act
The government seems ready yet again to gaslight its critics and claim that they have it all wrong. But the text is unmistakable and the initial refusal…
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The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 195: Vivek Krishnamurthy on What You Need to Know About the Online Harms Act
The Online Harms Act is the culmination of years of public debate over whether – or how – the government should establish a regulatory framework for…
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Taking Action Against Antisemitic Hate: When Content Moderation, Self-Regulation, and Legislation Fail
I posted about antisemitic graffiti at a Toronto bus stop. What came next has left me thinking about the enormity of the challenge of dealing with…
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