MTS lobbies senior federal officials

telecom | 03/10/2015 7:35 pm EDT

Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. CEO Jay Forbes met with three cabinet ministers and the head of Canada’s telecommunications regulatory body over the last five weeks, according the federal lobbying registry. MTS chief executive Jay Forbes communicated with Finance Minister Joe Oliver on March 3, CRTC Chairman Jean-Pierre Blais on Feb. 18, Industry Minister James Moore on Feb. 17, as well as Winnipeg MP and Heritage Minister Shelly Glover on Feb. 6, according to the registry. Telecommunications and broadcasting are cited at the topics of discussion in all four communications reports. The...

Canada falling behind on privacy laws, Stoddart says

telecom | 06/07/2013 5:53 pm EDT

Canada needs better mechanisms to enforce privacy protection laws to adapt to modern technologies, Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart said in an annual report to parliament on the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). Stoddart, who proposed a series of amendments to strengthen the enforcement powers of PIPEDA last month, said in the report released Thursday that the government should amend the act to require companies to notify consumers of potential privacy breaches, and to include “financial consequences” for companies that don’t adequately protect individuals’ private information. “The law lacks adequate incentives for organizations to invest in privacy in a significant way, since they can always agree to amend their...