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“A Lack of Commitment to Transparency and a Failure of Leadership”: Melanie Joly and Global Affairs Ignore Information Commissioner Ruling in My Request for Decades-Old Copyright Records

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 182: Inside the Hearings on Privacy and AI Reform - My Industry Committee Appearance on Bill C-27

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 181: Is this Podcast About to be Regulated by the CRTC?

The Broadcasters’ Online News Act Submission: Demanding An Even Bigger Piece of the Bill C-18 Pie for Bell, Rogers and the CBC

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 180: Victoria Owen Sets the Record Straight on the State of Canadian Copyright Law and Content Licensing By Libraries and Educational Institutions

Regulations Alone Can’t Fix Bill C-18: Why News Media Canada’s “Surrender” May Not Be Enough to Stop Google From Blocking News Links in Canada

Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge’s Internet Regulation Misinformation Problem

Canada Plans to Regulate Search and Social Media Use of Artificial Intelligence for Content Moderation and Discoverability

Limiting Public Participation: Why No One Should Be Surprised at the CRTC’s Internet Services Registration Requirement Ruling

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 179: Peter Menzies on Why the CRTC Feels Broken Right Now

What the CRTC’s New Registration Requirements Mean for Regulating Everything from Online News Services to Podcast Provider

The Documents Don’t Lie, Even If It Appears Pablo Rodriguez Does: ATIP Reveals His Office Was Informed Within Minutes of CMAC/Marouf Termination Notice

The Need for Truthful Accountability: What ATIP Records Tell Us About Pablo Rodriguez and Canadian Heritage Funding an Anti-Semite

Why Industry Minister Champagne Broke the Bill C-27 Hearings on Privacy and AI Regulation in Only 12 Minutes

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 178: Bianca Wylie on Canada’s Failing AI Regulatory Process

Why the Government is Quietly Undermining Competition Bureau Independence in Bill C-56

A Reality Check on the Online News Act: Why Bill C-18 Has Been a Total Policy Disaster

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 177: Chris Dinn on Bill C-18’s Harm to Torontoverse and Investment in Innovative Media in Canada

Why the Government’s Draft Bill C-18 Regulations Don’t Work: The 4% Link Tax is Not a Cap. It’s a Floor.

Federal Court Approves Consent Order Requiring Minister Steven Guilbeault to Unblock Ezra Levant on Twitter

Countering Copyright Misinformation: Canadian Libraries Speak Out Against Ongoing Campaign to Undermine User Rights

Why the Government’s Bill C-18 Draft Regulations Are Stacked Against Small, Independent, and Digital-First Media Outlets

Why The Government’s Bill C-18 Draft Regulations Do Little to Ensure More Spending on Journalists or News Content

A 4% Link Tax: Why the Government’s Draft Bill C-18 Regulations Just Increased the Chances of No News on Meta and Google in Canada

Why Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge Doesn’t Seem to Understand How Bill C-18 Works

What Urgency?: CRTC Says It Will Take Years For Bill C-18 Media Bargaining to Begin

Bill C-18 and the CBC’s Self-Destructive Approach to Government Digital Policy

The Bill C-18 Regulation Fake-Out: Setting the Record Straight on When Bill C-18 Takes Effect and the Regulation Making Process

Why Is Meta Blocking All News Links? Because Bill C-18 Covers All News Outlets

It’s Complicated: Unpacking the Risks Behind Canada’s Digital Services Tax Plan

Media Publishers File Flawed Competition Act Application Over Meta Blocking News Links Due to Bill C-18

Backdown or Bailout?: What Comes Next for the Government’s Epic Bill C-18 Miscalculation

The Lose-Lose-Lose-Lose Bill C-18 Outcome: Meta Blocking News Links on Facebook and Instagram in Canada

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 176: A Mid-Summer Update on Bills C-11, C-18, the Government’s Cabinet Shuffle, and the Brewing Battle over Digital Taxes

Culture Lobby Groups Call on Government to Open Door to CRTC Regulation of Video Games, User Content and Algorithms Under Bill C-11 Implementation

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 175: Amy Salyzyn on the Benefits and Risks of AI to the Legal Profession

Same as It Ever Was: Cabinet Overhaul Signals Government Doubling Down on Digital Policy Mess

What If It Isn’t a Bluff?!: The Consequences of the Government’s Epic Bill C-18 Miscalculation Begin to Set In

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 174: Chris Waddell on the Missing Context for Bill C-18 and the Challenges Faced by Canadian Media

Government Mandate to Block All News in Canada?: Why Australia’s News Law Architect Recommendation Demonstrates that Canada Has Been Getting Awful Advice on Bill C-18

Caving on Bill C-18: Government Outlines Planned Regulations that Signal Willingness to Cast Aside Core Principles of the Online News Act

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 173: Tom Cardoso on Access to Information and the Globe and Mail’s Secret Canada Initiative

Trudeau Likens Bill C-18 Battle To World War Two Fight for Democracy as Government Suspends Meta Advertising (But Not Liberal Party Ads)

Ask Rodriguez Anything: My Ten Questions for Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez on Bill C-18

Process Failures: What the Raptors Losing Fred VanVleet Teaches About Bill C-18

A Massive Own-Goal for the Government: Google to Stop News Links in Canada Due to Bill C-18

The Damage Continues to Grow: Meta Begins Cancelling Existing Media Deals In Light of Bill C-18

Media Chaos: How the Government’s Legislative Plans to Support Canadian Media Have Backfired Spectacularly

Buyer’s Remorse?: The Risks of Bill C-18 Leading to Blocked News Sharing Becoming Real to Canadian Media

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 172: Marc Edge on Bill C-18 and the Postmedia Effect

Made-in-Canada Internet Takes Shape with Risks of Blocked Streaming Services and News Sharing as Bill C-18 Receives Royal Assent

As Bill C-18 Heads for Final House Vote, the Reality is Artificial Intelligence Renders Bill Already Out of Date

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 171: What Just Happened? – A Half-Year Report on Canadian Digital Policy

The Bill C-11 Fallout Continues: Disney+ Pauses Original Commissions in Canada

Foreign Internet Streaming Services Warn CRTC Its Bill C-11 Regulations May Lead to Blocked Content or Services in Canada

The Fight for Bill C-11 Exemptions Begins: From Adult Content to UFC Fight Pass, Groups Tell CRTC They Want Out

Members Only: My Submissions to the CRTC’s Bill C-11 Consultations on Regulatory Thresholds and DMEO Transition

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 170: The Bill C-18 End Game - What the Senate Heard About the Online News Act

The Draft Bill C-11 Policy Direction: Canadian Heritage Implicitly Admits What It Spent Months Denying

Tough Talk, Empty Answers: How Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is Propelling Canada’s News Sector Toward the Bill C-18 Cliff

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 169: Alissa Centivany and Anthony Rosborough on Repairing Canada’s Right to Repair

Meta to Test Blocking News Sharing on Facebook and Instagram in Canada in Response to Bill C-18’s Mandated Payments for Links

Globe Publisher Calls Bill C-18 a “Threat to the Independence of Media” As Government Senate Representative Smears Bill Critics

Extend the Deadline: My Submission to the CRTC on its Deeply Flawed Bill C-11 Consultations

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 168: Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne on How to Fix Bill C-27

CRTC Chair Vicky Eatrides Faces Her First Big Test: Is the Commission Serious About Public Participation on Bill C-11?

Ready, Fire, Aim: Eleven Thoughts on the CRTC’s Bill C-11 Consultations

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 167: Inside My Senate Committee Appearance on the Many Risks of Bill C-18

The Government’s Epic Bill C-18 Miscalculation on Mandating Payments for Links

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 166: Colin Bennett on How the Government Is the Using the Budget Implementation Act to Weaken the Privacy Rules for Political Parties

This Must Stop: Government and Liberal Party Go All-In On Speech Regulation With Political Truth Oversight Bodies, Mandated Press Source Tracing, and Disclosure of Critics’ Communications

Liberal Party Policy Proposal Would Limit Online Publication to Material “Whose Sources Can Be Traced”

About Those Bill C-11 Claims About the Risk to Cancon Without Urgent Action…

Fixing Bill C-18: My Appearance Before the Senate Standing Committee on Transportation and Communication

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 165: Monica Auer on Whether the CBC Is As Independent As It Says It Is

The Bill C-11 Compromise That Never Came

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 164: Teresa Scassa on the Latest Canadian Court Ruling on Facebook and What It Might Mean for Privacy Reform

Government Gets the Law Wrong as it Finally Makes the Case Why it is Rejecting the Bill C-11 User Content Regulation Fix

Why the Government Should Hit the Regenerate Button on its AI Bill

Why the Twitter – CBC Labelling Battle is a Distraction From the Real Problems with Government Media Policy and the Public Broadcaster

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 163: Cohere AI CEO Aidan Gomez on the Emerging Legal and Regulatory Challenges for Artificial Intelligence

Canada’s Privacy Failure: Federal Court Dismisses Privacy Commissioner’s Complaint Against Facebook Over Cambridge Analytica

Bill C-11 Estimates Revealed: Internal Government Documents Show No Impact on Net Employment, Admit Streamers Already Invest Millions in “Unofficial Cancon”

Government Departments Pressure Social Media Sites to Censor News Links, Mean Tweets

The Canadian Heritage Online Harms Credibility Gap, Part Two: Filtering Out Critics From Participating in Anti-Hate Consultation Survey

The Canadian Heritage Credibility Gap on Online Harms, Part One: Public Report Did Not Disclose 90% Opposition to Its 2021 Proposal

Why the Senate Should Restore the User Content Amendment and Send Bill C-11 Back to the House of Commons

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 162: Paul Andersen on the Rogers-Shaw Merger and the Disappearing Independent Internet Provider in Canada

Competition in Canada Takes Another Hit: Government Gives Go Ahead for Rogers – Shaw Merger

The Dongle Budget: What Prioritizing a Common Cell Phone Charging Port Says About Canadian Digital Policy

The Latest Bill C-11 Debate: Sacrificing Freedom of Expression for Quebec Culture Lobby Support

Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud on Bill C-11

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 161: Canadian Chamber of Commerce President Perrin Beatty on Why the Government’s Bill C-18 Motion Establishes a Dangerous, Undemocratic Precedent

A Quick Reminder About What Bill C-11 Will Actually Do

The Biden Visit to Canada: Why Digital Policy is Emerging as a Serious Trade Tension

The Government’s Fishing Expedition: Why the Bill C-18 Motion Establishes a Dangerous Precedent For Those Who Dare to Oppose Legislation

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 160: Peter Carrescia on Why Patents Won’t Solve Canada’s Innovation Problem

Canadian Chamber of Commerce Warns on Government-Backed Bill C-18 Motion: “A Serious Threat to the Privacy of Canadians”

Government-Backed Motion Demands Disclosure of Years of Third-Party Communications With Google and Facebook in Retribution for Opposing Bill C-18

The Government's Retribution for Objecting to Bill C-18's Mandated Payments for Links

Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez Contradicts His Own Bill and Department Officials in Effort to Defend Bill C-18

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 159: Fenwick McKelvey on the Rapid Spread of Government TikTok Bans

Facebook Confirms it Will Block News Sharing Under Bill C-18: How We Got Here

The Consequence of Mandated Payments for Links: Facebook Confirms It Will Drop News Sharing in Canada Under Bill C-18

Cutting Through the Noise of the Bill C-11 Debate: Regulating User Content Remains a Reality

Hey Minister Rodriguez: Canadian Digital Creators Are Not Loopholes

Government Rejection of Key Senate Bill C-11 Amendment Reveals Its True Intent: Retain Power to Regulate User Content

A Tax on Freedom Of Expression: Report Suggests Bill C-18 Could Be Expanded Even Beyond Mandated Payment for Links

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 158: In Their Own Words – Ministers, MPs, Senators and Government Officials on Bill C-18

What is Bill C-18's Likely Financial Impact? The Government Isn't Sure

Canadian Copyright, Fair Dealing and Education, Part Six: A Fair Reading of Fair Dealing

Bill C-18, Google and Mandated Payments for Links: My Appearance on CBC’s Power and Politics

Canadian Copyright, Fair Dealing and Education, Part Five: Open Textbooks Saving Students Millions of Dollars

The TikTok Block: Why Does the Canadian Government Seem to Embrace Weak Privacy Rules?

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 157: Stephen Spong on the “Goblin Mode Gaslighting” of Canadian Copyright and Fair Dealing

Why Justin Trudeau is Wrong About Bill C-18 and Google’s Response to Mandated Payments for Links

Canadian Copyright, Fair Dealing and Education, Part Four: The Disappearance of Course Packs

The Bill C-18 Reality: Everyone Loses When the Government Mandates Payments for Links

Canadian Copyright, Fair Dealing and Education, Part Three: Millions Spent on Transactional Licences Demonstrate Fair Dealing is No Free For All

Mandated Payment for Links To Cover 35% of News Expenditures?: Google Responds to Bill C-18 By Testing Blocking Links to News Content

Canadian Copyright, Fair Dealing and Education, Part Two: The Massive Shift to Electronic Licensing

Canadian Copyright, Fair Dealing and Education, Part One: Setting the Record Straight

Why Quebec’s Demand for Changes to Bill C-11 Are A Product of Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez’s Risky Policy Choices

Quebec Demands Changes to Bill C-11 as it Wakes Up to the Implications of Losing Control over Digital Culture Regulation

Apologies Without Accountability: Canadian Heritage Committee Seeks Answers on Government Funding an Anti-Semite

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 156: Senator Paula Simons on Why the Government Should Accept the Senate’s Bill C-11 Fix on User Content Regulation

SOCAN Tosses Senators and Digital Creators Under Legislative Bus With New Bill C-11 Misinformation Campaign

Why Margaret Atwood is Right to Criticize Bill C-11 and What the Backlash Teaches About the Risks of Challenging Government Policy

Actions Speak Louder than Words: Ministers Rodriguez and Champagne Post Mandate Letter to New CRTC Chair Vicky Eatrides

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 155: Mark Swartz on the Harm Caused by Canada’s Copyright Term Extension

Senate Passes Updated Bill C-11 as Heritage Minister Rodriguez Suggests Government Will Reject Any Amendments that Have an Impact

Bill C-11 is Back with Stunning Rebuke From Senator David Adams Richards

“Ongoing Concerns”: U.S. Objections to Canadian Digital Policies Spreads to the Senate

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 154: Episode 154: The House is Back - A Preview of Canadian Digital Policy as Parliament Resumes

Champagne’s Choice

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 153: Jennifer Quaid on the Competition Bureau’s Appeal of the Rogers-Shaw Merger Decision

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 152: Konrad von Finckenstein on the Challenges That Lie Ahead for the CRTC

Listen Up: My Recent Podcast Appearances on Bills C-11, C-18 and Canadian Copyright Law