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Competition Bureau releases recommendations for changes to law
Internet and Governance | 03/15/2023 5:24 pm EDT
The Competition Bureau Wednesday released its recommendations regarding changes to Canada’s competition law. The voluminous filing is in response to government initiatives seeking to overhaul the Competition Act.
There are 50 suggestions scattered throughout the...
Google promises to restore access to news at lively committee meeting
Internet and Governance | 03/10/2023 5:11 pm EST
Alphabet Inc.’s Google will stop limiting consumer access to news links on Mar. 16, company executives told the House of Commons Canadian Heritage Committee Friday. Two...
UPDATED: CRTC cuts wholesale broadband rates by 10 per cent, launches new rates proceeding, and will expedite review of FTTH access; competitors pleased
Internet and Governance | 03/08/2023 4:24 pm EST
The CRTC Wednesday made good on newly-minted chair...
Rodriguez rejects Senate C-11 amendment limiting CRTC power over social media
Internet and Governance | 03/08/2023 8:38 am EST
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is rejecting a Senate amendment...
MP plans legislation to protect workers from ‘bossware’
Internet and Governance | 03/07/2023 1:32 pm EST
A Toronto MP is looking to introduce legislation that will cover the use of...
Heritage Committee summons Google execs over news blocking
Internet and Governance | 02/28/2023 4:46 pm EST
The House of Commons Heritage committee voted Tuesday to summon top...
Online News Act leads to internet fragmentation: Internet Society
Internet and Governance | 02/17/2023 4:20 pm EST
The Online News Act, Bill C-18, will “fundamentally change the relationship between people and the internet,” if passed, according to the Internet Society (ISOC).
On...
CRTC appoints competition expert as executive director of telecommunications
Internet and Governance | 02/15/2023 6:07 pm EST
CRTC chair Vicky Eatrides announced in a Wednesday press release that the...
While more involved, Rodriguez’s CRTC letter doesn’t go far enough: consumer advocates
Internet and Governance | 02/08/2023 4:02 pm EST
While the letter from Heritage Minister Pablo...
Gov. announces $1.2m in misinformation research funding
Internet and Governance | 01/11/2023 3:22 pm EST
The federal government Wednesday announced that the department of Canadian...
On privacy, Telus exec criticizes media; says Canada should avoid ‘overly-prescriptive’ laws
Internet and Governance | 11/23/2022 6:30 pm EST
MISSISSAUGA – Criticism of Telus Corp.’s...
Rodriguez, Scott, given rough ride on C-18 in appearance before Heritage committee
Internet and Governance | 10/21/2022 7:21 pm EDT
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez and CRTC chair Ian Scott were...
Google searches for allies in fight against news compensation bill
Internet and Governance | 10/18/2022 4:59 pm EDT
Alphabet Inc.’s Google was an island of defiance in a sea of praise for...
Google amplifies its messaging around C-18 through commissioned poll
Internet and Governance | 10/14/2022 5:18 pm EDT
A survey commissioned by Alphabet Inc.’s Google Canada found that most...
C-18 would harm trust in Canadian media: former CRTC chair; secrecy of deals harms trust: Tyee publisher
Internet and Governance | 09/27/2022 5:44 pm EDT
As the House of Commons Heritage committee Tuesday...
Heritage committee opens hearings on news compensation legislation
Internet and Governance | 09/23/2022 5:56 pm EDT
The government’s plan to force social media platforms to negotiate compensation deals with Canadian news organizations is either “rent-seeking behavior” that will prop...
Telecom Act can act as guide to Online Streaming Act, Dufresne tells Senate
Internet and Governance | 09/14/2022 6:57 pm EDT
Senators should use privacy provisions in the Telecommunications Act as a template for protecting users of online content, the Privacy Commissioner said. Philippe Dufresne was speaking to the Senate...
Senator hopes ‘nonpartisan’ committee study of C-11 will clear up ‘misinformation’ around Online Streaming Act
Internet and Governance | 08/30/2022 5:34 pm EDT
The Senate’s upcoming review of the Online...
Gov. announced 11 projects, with $2.4M funding, to combat disinformation
Internet and Governance | 07/21/2022 4:11 pm EDT
The ministers of Canadian Heritage and Intergovernmental Affairs,...
Online harms panel finds diverging opinions on content removal for planned legislation
Internet and Governance | 07/08/2022 5:11 pm EDT
The removal of problematic content online remains...
Dufresne pledges to continue Therrien’s work as Privacy Commissioner
Internet and Governance | 06/13/2022 3:54 pm EDT
Incoming Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne vowed to stay the course, following the example set by his predecessor Daniel Therrien.
Dufresne appeared before the House...
Online harms panel looking to adopt U.K’s duty of care model, won’t prioritize freedom of expression: Co-chair
Internet and Governance | 05/17/2022 5:10 pm EDT
Canada’s online harms panelists are looking at...
Site-blocking can be used for online harms legislation: Rogers
Internet and Governance | 05/17/2022 5:04 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. believes that the site-blocking remedy the...
Facebook doesn’t rule out blocking news content if C-18 passes, docs reveal telecom opposition to online harms framework
Internet and Governance | 04/26/2022 5:43 pm EDT
Representatives of Twitter Inc. and Meta Platforms...
Digital creators may still be subject to C-11, Heritage Committee told
Internet and Governance | 03/24/2022 5:26 pm EDT
Digital creators are wary of the government’s claim that amendments to...
Federal government spends $2.5m to battle disinformation
Internet and Governance | 03/16/2022 3:17 pm EDT
The Canadian government has allocated $2.5 million to help people identify...
PHAC lack of transparency “appalling”, Cavoukian tells Ethics committee
Internet and Governance | 02/11/2022 10:06 am EST
Ontario’s former privacy commissioner called the Public Health Agency’s...
Witnesses raise issues with Senate bill restricting youth online access to porn
Internet and Governance | 02/10/2022 2:03 pm EST
Internet and criminal justice experts sounded the alarm on a proposed...
Few stakeholders fully support Heritage proposal for online harms: report
Internet and Governance | 02/03/2022 7:12 pm EST
The government needs to rethink its approach to regulating harmful content...
New Broadcast Act update appears on order paper as Tories oppose move
Internet and Governance | 02/01/2022 6:05 pm EST
The government placed legislation to change the Broadcasting Act on the House of Commons order paper late Monday night, as Conservative Heritage critic John Nater called on...
Regulating internet will be difficult, online panel told
Internet and Governance | 01/26/2022 6:28 pm EST
Canada’s attempts to control internet content and online harms will be a...
Ethics committee votes for data hearing, Health Canada amends RFP
Internet and Governance | 01/13/2022 5:09 pm EST
OTTAWA–The House of Commons Ethics committee voted unanimously Thursday...
Gov announces plans for Digital Safety Commissioner to combat online harms
Internet and Governance | 07/29/2021 6:11 pm EDT
The federal government intends to create a new Digital Safety Commissioner...
Online platforms should be held liable for child porn uploads, non-consensual content: Ethics Committee “Pornhub report”
Internet and Governance | 06/17/2021 6:18 pm EDT
Editor’s note: This article contains...
Online watchdog organizes day of action against site blocking proposal
Internet and Governance | 05/27/2021 6:22 pm EDT
An organization with the aim of keeping an open and affordable internet is “speaking out across Canada to defend access to the internet” by launching a day of action...