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Gov. tables three-headed private sector privacy reform bill
Media | 06/16/2022 5:45 pm EDT
Touting it as a "historic day" at an afternoon press conference, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne Thursday announced the launch of a suite of privacy reforms aimed at updating Canada's private sector privacy law, the Personal Information Protection and...
On C-10, Conservatives attacking Canadian, Quebec culture: Trudeau
Media | 05/26/2021 6:51 pm EDT
“Conservatives just don’t get it” when it comes to Bill C-10, according to Prime Minister Justin Turdeau who was grilled by the opposition over the revised Broadcasting...
“I don’t have an obligation to give legal advice,” Lametti tells Heritage Committee
Media | 05/18/2021 6:09 pm EDT
The Conservative Party accused the Justice...
UPDATED: Conservatives reject new C-10 charter statement
Media | 05/13/2021 2:21 pm EDT
The Conservative Party Thursday accused the Liberals of “trying to hide...
Liberals pause move for new charter analysis of C-10
Media | 04/30/2021 7:09 pm EDT
A House of Commons Heritage committee debate on whether or not to have the Government's update to the broadcasting Broadcasting Act sent back to the Minister of Justice for charter compliance review -- after it removed a clause...
International cooperation needed in dealing with online exploitation: Lametti
Media | 04/12/2021 5:59 pm EDT
In order for the federal government to best deal with sexual exploitation...
Govt. to fight court order allowing Iristel’s judicial review to stand
telecom | 02/02/2021 5:05 pm EST
The government has signalled that it will file a motion to overturn last month's ruling from a federal judge which allowed Iristel Inc.'s judicial review into the conduct of the Canada Revenue Agency during a pair of audits into the company. In a Friday filing with the Federal Court, Attorney General David Lametti -- on behalf of the CRA -- indicated that he plans to file a motion to set aside Judge Kevin Aalto's Jan 21 court order. Aalto struck down the CRA's argument that Iristel had made...
Government launches Privacy Act consultation
Media | 11/16/2020 6:34 pm EST
The federal government today announced that it is launching a public consultation on reviewing the Privacy Act, Canada's public sector privacy law. In a Monday evening release, the Department of Justice said that members of...
Long-time TekSavvy lawyer appointed to Federal Court
Media | 05/06/2019 4:25 pm EDT
Nicholas McHaffie, who served as counsel to TekSavvy Solutions Inc. in its long-running legal saga against movie studios looking to get the personal information of Canadians in copyright cases, has been appointed to the Federal...
Bernadette Jordan tasked to ‘lead work’ to improve rural broadband
telecom | 01/29/2019 12:56 pm EST
The Prime Minister’s Office has made public the mandate letter for the...
New rural development minister to tackle broadband availability
telecom | 01/14/2019 2:33 pm EST
After the auditor general blasted the government for not having a clear...
MP asks ISED to force CRTC internet code extension
telecom | 12/07/2018 4:40 pm EST
NDP MP Brian Masse is asking Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains to force the CRTC to extend the deadline...
Huawei CFO’s arrest renews political criticisms about 5G access
telecom | 12/06/2018 6:51 pm EST
The Opposition Conservatives are re-upping calls for a ban on Huawei...
Liberal government fills last two vacancies on Copyright Board
Media | 11/07/2018 4:00 pm EST
The federal government has named two new members to the Copyright Board of Canada, a move that fills the last vacancies on the board and comes alongside Ottawa introducing new board reform measures....
MPs Fillmore and Anandasangaree named Heritage parl secs
Media | 08/31/2018 11:43 am EDT
After this summer’s cabinet shuffle, the Heritage minister will gain two...
New Connect to Innovate projects in Ontario, Quebec
Media | 08/03/2018 3:06 pm EDT
The federal government announced more rural and remote internet funding for the Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que. and Sioux Lookout and Hilton Beach, Ont. this week.
According to a release on Tuesday, five communities of the Îles-de-la-Madeleine région, Bassin, Dune-du-Sud,...
Cogeco hires lobbyist with wireless spectrum expertise
telecom | 07/03/2018 11:54 am EDT
Amir Bigloo, who has a history of successful spectrum purchases as CEO of...
‘Rare’ music industry consensus on key issues at Copyright Act review
Media | 06/15/2018 4:49 pm EDT
The House industry committee heard some familiar suggestions from a number...
Broadcast lobbying jumped ahead of Creative Canada release
Media | 10/24/2017 6:20 pm EDT
Creative organizations stepped up and added to a surge in lobbying activity...
$16M in Connecting Canadians funds going to Que. communities
telecom | 07/21/2017 3:43 pm EDT
The government will dip into its Connecting Canadians program to subsidize high-speed internet in 13 rural and remote communities in Quebec. More than 2,800 households in Saint-Damien and...
U.S. broadcasters look to resume retransmission row
Media | 07/21/2017 2:52 pm EDT
A group of American TV stations seems to be renewing its efforts to put compensation for signals retransmitted in Canada back on the government’s agenda as it enters into renegotiations of its free-trade agreement with the U.S. and Mexico.
The U.S. Television Coalition,...
New CRTC vice-chair not afraid of tough issues: ISED PS
Media | 07/19/2017 12:22 pm EDT
The CRTC’s incoming vice-chairwoman of broadcasting, Caroline Simard, has...
Act now on copyright infringement ‘shakedown’ letters: Masse
Media | 06/14/2017 5:07 pm EDT
The federal government shouldn’t stand idly by, awaiting the looming...
ISED PS Lametti hot property for April lobbying
Media | 05/23/2017 3:30 pm EDT
The parliamentary secretary to the innovation minister was a popular target for lobbyists last month, as...
Lametti, Casey take on Heritage, ISED roles
Media | 01/26/2017 8:23 pm EST
The Ministers of Canadian Heritage and Innovation, Science and Economic Development have new understudies. In a Thursday press release, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a makeover to his roster of parliamentary...
Liberal MPs, staff create ‘think tank’ for digital issues
Media | 05/17/2016 7:59 pm EDT
OTTAWA — It wasn’t a hard sell for David Graham to recruit Liberal colleagues for a new Parliament Hill research body. “[I said] ‘I want to talk about digital issues....