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Senators debate efficiency of Online News Act

Internet and Governance | 09/22/2023 5:13 pm EDT

Even though the Online News Act has become law, it is still the subject of debate in Parliament. Thursday saw a back and forth between two Senators about the provisions of the legislation. Conservative senator Leo Housakos, a fierce opponent of the bill when it was before...

Responsible AI regulation needs to come faster, says tech lobby group

Internet and Governance | 09/20/2023 2:53 pm EDT

The Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI) is urging the federal government to pick up the pace on AI regulation and ensure the rules will be clear and flexible. In a report...

Google monopoly trial kicks off, Canada public policy head steps down

Internet and Governance | 09/15/2023 4:48 pm EDT

Colin McKay, head of Canada public policy and government relations at Alphabet Inc.’s Google, has left the company, announcing his departure in a LinkedIn post on Wednesday.  After working with...

Canadian Heritage proposes Online News Act regulations, Meta’s not interested

Internet and Governance | 09/01/2023 5:59 pm EDT

Canadian Heritage announced its proposed regulations to implement the...

Facebook use remains constant despite news ban

Internet and Governance | 08/29/2023 4:45 pm EDT

Meta Platforms Inc. has not experienced any notable drop in Facebook usage despite banning news content from Canadian users, independent surveys have found. The story was initially reported by Reuters news agency. Meta instituted the ban earlier this month in response to...

CRTC releases Online News Act plan, mandatory bargaining may begin by end of 2024

Internet and Governance | 08/24/2023 5:26 pm EDT

The CRTC announced its action plan to implement the Online News Act which...

Fiscal 2024 off to a strong start: Stingray

Media | 08/09/2023 4:37 pm EDT

Stingray Group Inc. reported revenue and subscriber growth for the first quarter of the 2024 fiscal year...

Money allocation main issue as Streaming Act replies filed to CRTC

Internet and Governance | 08/02/2023 5:11 pm EDT

Battles over money and how to allocate it are at the forefront as the CRTC...

OPINION: Small independents won’t benefit from Online News Act

Internet and Governance | 07/21/2023 5:38 pm EDT

by Heather Wright, publisher of The Independent of Petrolia and Central...

Corus adds itself to Meta boycott

Internet and Governance | 07/17/2023 5:03 pm EDT

Corus Entertainment Inc. is adding itself to the list of industry players who are suspending advertising on Meta Platform Inc. after the tech giant announced it will block Canadian news content on Facebook and its other platforms...

Streamers hope to illustrate emerging consensus on exemption orders

Internet and Governance | 07/17/2023 4:48 pm EDT

In an ongoing tug-of-war at the CRTC, tech giants are arguing that a level...

Feds respond to tech giants’ concerns through proposed regulations

Internet and Governance | 07/11/2023 5:14 pm EDT

Canadian Heritage is proposing regulations under the Online News Act that...

Feds, Cogeco, Quebecor, say goodbye to Meta

Internet and Governance | 07/05/2023 5:54 pm EDT

The federal government, Quebecor Inc., and Cogeco Inc., are pulling all their advertising investments...

Google confirms removal of Canadian news links

Internet and Governance | 06/30/2023 12:00 am EDT

Alphabet Inc.’s Google has announced it will be removing Canadian news links from its websites. The company made the announcement Thursday, saying that as a result of Bill C-18, the Online News Act, the change will take place when the law goes into effect. “We...

Social media platforms want total exclusion from new broadcasting regime

Internet and Governance | 06/16/2023 4:17 pm EDT

Social media companies are asking the CRTC to be added to the list of...

Change financial threshold for Online Streaming Act exemptions, CRTC told

Internet and Governance | 06/15/2023 6:05 pm EDT

The proposed financial threshold for exemption for online streaming...

Trudeau says Meta’s behaviour is unacceptable

Media | 06/13/2023 7:29 pm EDT

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Meta Platforms Inc.’s move to block news content on its platform is...

Google disincentivized from engaging with Online News Act, company says

Internet and Governance | 06/06/2023 1:56 pm EDT

Spokespeople for Alphabet Inc.’s Google expressed further concerns they...

Facebook blocking threat “unacceptable”, Rodriguez states

Internet and Governance | 06/02/2023 2:17 pm EDT

Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is not impressed by Meta Platforms Inc.’s plan to block news to Canadians over its objections to the Online News Act, Bill C-18, currently before the Senate. "When a big tech company, no matter their size, no matter the amount...

C-18 is necessary and fair, CAB tells Senate panel

Internet and Governance | 05/11/2023 5:45 pm EDT

The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) told the Senate Committee on Transport and Communications...

C-18 different task than C-11: CRTC officials

Internet and Governance | 05/02/2023 4:28 pm EDT

The chair of the Senate's Transport and Communications committee Tuesday expressed annoyance that as the...

Senate begins oversight of Online News Act

Internet and Governance | 04/25/2023 6:08 pm EDT

The government’s Online News Act will not regulate the media nor will it require internet users to pay...

Google defends restricting access, calls for changes to C-18

Internet and Governance | 04/21/2023 5:08 pm EDT

Senior executives of Alphabet Inc.’s Google appeared before the House of...

Rodriguez not worried about Biden lobbying against online bills

Internet and Governance | 03/23/2023 3:24 pm EDT

Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez says he is not worried that...

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...

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...

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 executives from Alphabet Inc.'s Google to appear before the committee on Mar. 6, days after the Canadian Press reported that the tech giant had begun blocking some news content in response to the...

CRTC must hold public hearings for interim exemption orders in Online News Act

Internet and Governance | 11/29/2022 7:02 pm EST

The House of Commons Heritage committee passed an amendment to the...

Tories slow down C-18 clause-by-clause consideration with amendments

Media | 11/22/2022 3:23 pm EST

The House of Commons’ Heritage Committee’s clause-by-clause review of...

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...

Unregulated algorithms is “privatized discoverability regulations” not consumer choice, Senate hears

Media | 10/06/2022 6:22 pm EDT

The question over the place of algorithms and discoverability in the Online Streaming Act is a question about who should set the course for Canadian culture, according to...

Senator claims privilege over Digital First lobbying letter

Media | 10/05/2022 12:08 pm EDT

An Alberta Senator is claiming his privileges as a parliamentarian were...

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...

Streamers want changes to C-11 while Canadian creators urge passage of bill

Media | 09/22/2022 1:37 pm EDT

Multinational streaming platforms continue to decry the influence of the CRTC in the Online Streaming Act, calling for two amendments, while representatives of the Canadian music industry say Bill...

Broadcasters want policy direction on C-11; streamers want their algorithms left alone

Media | 09/15/2022 7:51 pm EDT

Canadian broadcasting executives, from companies...

CRTC approves CISC working group report on location technology

telecom | 09/02/2022 5:06 pm EDT

Friday the CRTC approved a report from the CRTC Interconnection Steering...

Google loses patent infringement case against smart-speaker company 

telecom | 08/16/2022 5:03 pm EDT

The Federal Court dismissed Alphabet Inc.’s Google patent infringement case against a developer and manufacturer of smart audio products. In a decision released Monday,...

Quebec class-action goes after Google for $50 million

Media | 07/11/2022 5:25 pm EDT

The Superior Court of Quebec has authorized a class-action lawsuit against Alphabet Inc.'s Google for...

Rodriguez slams Tories for misinformation on Online Streaming Act

Media | 06/07/2022 3:45 pm EDT

Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez attacked the opposition for...

Foreign streamers wary of CRTC power under Online Streaming Act, CHPC told

Media | 06/02/2022 4:53 pm EDT

Alphabet Inc.'s YouTube believes the provisions of Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act, give too much power to the CRTC to regulate content, the company’s head of government affairs and public policy told MPs on Tuesday. “Some believe we want to avoid all regulation,” YouTube's head of Canada government affairs and public policy Jeanette Patell told the House of...

Comp. laws are too focused on price: Lawson Hunter

Media | 05/16/2022 7:21 pm EDT

Canada's competition laws have become too sensitive to price, particularly in mergers, and should instead...

Tories put forward motion to kill Bill C-18, send “subject matter” to committee

Media | 05/13/2022 5:12 pm EDT

Conservative MP John Nater wants the Liberal government to withdraw its...

Tory MP attacks government for advertising on foreign media instead of local

Media | 05/05/2022 4:41 pm EDT

Conservative MP Martin Shields castigated the government for advertising on...

Google wins patent infringement decision in Federal Court

Media | 03/07/2022 2:34 pm EST

The Federal Court of Canada dismissed a motion for summary judgment brought...

Bill C-11 a new bill with no new ideas, and a ‘legal pretzel’ for censorship: CPC

Media | 03/01/2022 5:05 pm EST

For the second time in the span of a year, the Liberal government has introduced a new bill to update Canada’s broadcasting act but “what it doesn't bring is new ideas,”...

Google says Canada pursuing unique approach to news compensation

Media | 02/23/2022 5:55 pm EST

Canada’s pending news media compensation legislation is based on key...

Panelists call on government to rethink C-11

Media | 11/17/2021 4:59 pm EST

The Canadian government should broaden its consultation over its online harms bill, a Wednesday Canadian...

Quebec court moves ahead with proposed class-action against Google

Media | 11/02/2021 5:30 pm EDT

A Quebec Superior Court judge has rejected an application by Alphabet...

Google expands News Showcase program 

Media | 10/27/2021 12:37 pm EDT

Alphabet Inc.'s Google is expanding its News Showcase program, announcing Wednesday that it has signed agreements with three new Canadian news platforms -- Les Coops de l’Information, Le Devoir and Torstar.  The three news publishers join the eight announced in June...

Court orders Google to turn over documents to Competition Bureau

Media | 10/22/2021 6:06 pm EDT

The Federal Court has ordered Alphabet Inc.'s Google to turn over a number...

Google seeks to appeal court decision on PIPEDA application 

Media | 09/29/2021 4:47 pm EDT

Alphabet Inc.'s Google is appealing a July court decision that determined...

Feds launch copyright framework consultation for AI and IoT   

Media | 07/16/2021 6:17 pm EDT

Canada wants to hear from stakeholders on how to modernize the Copyright Act to better include protections for new innovations and investments as new technologies develop. Friday, Heritage Canada...

Court decides PIPEDA applies to Google search, “right to be forgotten” debate kept alive

Media | 07/09/2021 5:39 pm EDT

A court decision that Canada’s federal private...

Guilbeault setting guidelines for diverse content online

Media | 06/30/2021 4:17 pm EDT

In order to encourage more diverse content online, Heritage Minister Steven...

Google signs licensing deals with multiple Canadian news outlets

Media | 06/24/2021 4:23 pm EDT

Following a similar announcement from Facebook Inc. and promises from Heritage Minister Stephen Guilbeault to introduce legislation requiring compensation for news organizations’ content appearing on online platforms, Alphabet Inc.’s Google announced Thursday it has signed agreements with several Canadian news...

News advocacy group calls for action on content compensation legislation

Media | 06/09/2021 5:33 pm EDT

A group representing news outlets in Canada has put out a call to Premier Justin Trudeau’s government to put in place legislation that would require Alphabet Inc.’s Google...

ISED triples spectrum available for Wi-Fi

telecom | 05/19/2021 5:59 pm EDT

The federal government is making more spectrum available to increase competition, rural connectivity and the effective deployment of Wi-Fi and 5G technologies. On Wednesday, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry...

Freedom of expression safe from CRTC, says majority of C-10 expert panel

Media | 05/17/2021 6:16 pm EDT

The majority of the broadcasting experts invited before the House of...

Heritage and Justice ministers to appear before CHPC to address charter concerns

Media | 05/10/2021 6:25 pm EDT

The House of Commons’ Heritage Committee is moving forward with a charter...

Libs support C-10 charter review, but after full revision of bill: Dabrusin

Media | 05/03/2021 6:29 pm EDT

The Conservative party is “falsely accusing” the government of wanting...

Conservatives oppose C-10; watchdog Friends says criticism of exemption removal ‘overblown’

Media | 04/27/2021 2:56 pm EDT

The Conservatives “continue to oppose” Bill C-10, the revision of the Broadcasting Act, saying in a Monday statement that “Liberals are targeting ordinary Canadians,”...

Facebook’s Australian news blockade won’t deter us: Guilbeault

Media | 02/18/2021 4:50 pm EST

The day after Facebook Inc. made good on its threat to block all news from...

Bloc pushes for web giants to support Canadian media

Media | 02/17/2021 5:10 pm EST

The Bloc Québécois is pushing the federal government to take “urgent” action to support local media by imposing new taxes on web giants such as Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Facebook Inc.  In the House of Commons...

Official language minority groups ask to be included in Broadcasting Act overhaul

Media | 02/01/2021 5:44 pm EST

The government’s draft legislation to reform Canada’s Broadcasting Act must be amended to explicitly include official language minority communities, stakeholders told the House of Commons heritage committee Monday, during its first hearing into Bill C-10. Representatives of the Fédération culturelle...

New privacy legislation mixed bag in terms of enforcement, experts say

telecom | 12/18/2020 1:24 pm EST

When the federal government’s proposed new privacy legislation, Bill...

Journalistic exemption under PIPEDA should apply to Google: CBC

Media | 11/26/2020 6:16 pm EST

In a case that could determine whether a "right to be forgotten" exists in...

CRTC to have ‘roughly nine months’ to act on Broadcasting Act update

Media | 11/03/2020 11:11 am EST

The Liberal government’s long-awaited update to the Broadcasting Act...

Google $1B news initiative won’t stop new legislation, gov’t says

Media | 10/01/2020 7:34 pm EDT

An announcement Thursday from Alphabet Inc.'s Google that it would put...

Production sector to receive $50M in gov’t insurance support

Media | 09/25/2020 4:52 pm EDT

Independent producers will be able to access a $50 million insurance...

Back to Parliament: your (pandemic) preview

Media | 09/22/2020 12:43 pm EDT

TrudeuCabinetRetreat2020Given the precarious situation around the now-escalating COVID-19 pandemic, what will actually be included in Wednesday’s speech from the throne, and in the government’s priorities in the following weeks, is more uncertain than ever. With a day to go, even the details of...

Google not shielded by journalistic protections, OPC tells court

Media | 09/11/2020 1:57 pm EDT

Privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien has urged Federal Court to find the...

Guilbeault doubles down on web giant legislation plans

Media | 09/03/2020 5:06 pm EDT

Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault Wednesday denounced what he called...

COVID has accelerated media ‘crisis’: report

Media | 08/26/2020 5:17 pm EDT

Canadian traditional media sources are in "crisis" as COVID-19 has exacerbated existing downward trends in advertising revenues, with shortfalls for local private broadcasters in the next two years...

Broadcasting sector reacts to O’Toole victory

Media | 08/24/2020 6:19 pm EDT

The election of Erin O'Toole as federal opposition leader late Sunday night makes "the threat of CBC...

UPDATED: OPC now says it supports COVID-19 tracing app 

Media | 07/31/2020 8:52 am EDT

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner has cleared up uncertainty about whether it had approved the federal government launching its contact-tracing COVID-19 app Friday, issuing a statement saying it supports the use of the app. “The federal and Ontario regulators...

CIPPIC and CBC can intervene in de-indexing case, court rules

Media | 07/27/2020 5:16 pm EDT

Federal Court has said that both the CBC/Radio-Canada and the...

OPC signs joint letter to video conferencing platforms about privacy concerns

telecom | 07/22/2020 4:33 pm EDT

An open letter to online video teleconferencing (VTC) platforms signed by...

Telus hires Jacob Glick as VP public policy

telecom | 07/02/2020 5:26 pm EDT

Telus Corp. has hired Jacob Glick to be its vice-president of public policy. Glick was most recently the general counsel for North, a wearable technology eyewear company based in Kitchener-Waterloo. That company was acquired by...

Privacy commissioner hasn’t approved new gov’t contact tracing app

telecom | 06/18/2020 3:48 pm EDT

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that in developing the federal...

Gov’t to introduce web giant, CanCon, news legislation in fall: Guilbeault

Media | 06/16/2020 3:00 pm EDT

Legislation modernizing Canada’s Broadcasting Act is “pretty much...

Outdated privacy laws may hamper COVID-19 tracing: Therrien

telecom | 05/29/2020 7:00 pm EDT

The outdated state of Canadian privacy laws may harm efforts to launch a...

Google exec outlines privacy measures in new contact-tracing API

telecom | 05/22/2020 2:54 pm EDT

Colin McKay, head of public policy and government relations for Canada for...

Canada could track COVID-19 through cellphones: experts

telecom | 03/20/2020 3:25 pm EDT

As reports emerge of countries around the world using cellphone location data to help map out the spread of COVID-19, experts say there are a number of ways in which provinces or the federal government could do the same. There is nothing standing in the way of telecoms or...