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Industry committee questions CRTC on Online News Act, decision timelines

| 09/25/2025 6:41 pm EDT

Industry committee questions CRTC on Online News Act, decision timelinesAs three of the CRTC’s top brass appeared before the federal Standing Committee on Industry and Technology earlier this week, they were asked to run MPs through how it...

Canadians want quick action on potential AI harms, says advocacy group head

Internet and Governance | 09/17/2025 5:34 pm EDT

Canadians want quick action on potential AI harms, says advocacy group headThe messaging coming from the inaugural Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, Evan Solomon, is misaligned with public expectations for Canada’s...

Geist researching Canadian ‘digital policy divide’

Internet and Governance | 09/16/2025 5:55 pm EDT

Geist researching Canadian ‘digital policy divide’A new research initiative led by University of Ottawa law professor Michael...

No Canadian broadcast or telecom assets in Carney’s portfolio

Internet and Governance | 07/15/2025 3:12 pm EDT

TVA cancels debate it asked political parties to pay forPrime Minister Mark Carney emphasized Canadian economic interests on the...

CRTC charging Google $2.71M to cover Online News Act costs

Internet and Governance | 06/19/2025 4:46 pm EDT

CRTC charging Google $2.71M to cover Online News Act costsOn Thursday, June 19, the CRTC set cost recovery charges of $2.71 million...

Supreme Court agrees to review Facebook’s arguments in privacy case

Internet and Governance | 06/12/2025 10:38 pm EDT

Federal Court of Appeal rules against Facebook in data collection, privacy dispute.The Supreme Court of Canada has decided it will review Meta Platforms Inc.’s arguments in a long-running dispute with the federal Office of the Privacy (OPC) Commissioner...

OPINION: What should communications policy look like under a Carney government?

Internet and Governance | 05/07/2025 11:12 am EDT

OPINION: What should communications policy look like under a Carney government?With the federal campaign over, effort is shifting from predicting the...

Parties differ on plans for CBC, digital policy in federal election platforms

Internet and Governance | 04/23/2025 1:41 pm EDT

Parties differ on plans for CBC, digital policy in federal election platformsMultiple federal parties have released their 2025 election platforms ahead...

Google to cover administrative costs of Online News Act regulation, CRTC decides

Internet and Governance | 02/26/2025 5:21 pm EST

Google to cover administrative costs of Online News Act regulation, CRTC decidesGoogle will have to foot the bill for the costs the CRTC incurs through...

Facebook looks to take privacy fight to Supreme Court of Canada

Internet and Governance | 11/15/2024 7:25 pm EST

Federal Court of Appeal rules against Facebook in data collection, privacy dispute.Meta Platforms Inc.’s Facebook is looking to take its fight with...

CRTC says decision on Google’s Online News Act exemption expected this fall

Internet and Governance | 10/15/2024 11:19 am EDT

CRTC says decision on Google’s Online News Act exemption expected this fallBy Sophall Duch Canadian media outlets won’t likely see money from...

Federal Court of Appeal rules against Facebook in data collection, privacy dispute

Internet and Governance | 09/11/2024 4:38 pm EDT

Federal Court of Appeal rules against Facebook in data collection, privacy dispute.A Federal Court of Appeal judge has found that Facebook violated Canada’s...

CBC CEO Catherine Tait not worried for broadcaster’s longevity

Internet and Governance | 08/06/2024 4:25 pm EDT

The Wire Report’s most popular stories of 2024Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has made slashing CBC/Radio-Canada’s funding a mainstay in his talking points this year. But CBC CEO Catherine Tait says she is not worried about the broadcaster's survival if his party gains power in the next election.  “The...

Meta considers blocking Facebook news in Australia

Internet and Governance | 07/04/2024 2:02 pm EDT

Facebook to penalize false news disseminatorsMeta Platforms, Inc. is threatening to apply the same rules on news content in Australia as it uses in...

Social media companies sued by school boards in Ontario

Internet and Governance | 03/28/2024 5:12 pm EDT

TikTok's logo on an iPhone.Four Ontario school boards have launched a lawsuit against three social...

Election overhaul must include AI advertising, politicos say

Internet and Governance | 12/18/2023 2:45 pm EST

UN sets up advisory body to investigate AI globallyCanada must revise its election rules and the use of artificial intelligence must not be overlooked when making changes, several MPs told The Wire Report. The issue of AI-generated advertising has come to the fore in the United States. Florida governor Ron DeSantis has...