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Millions of driver’s licences were allegedly listed for sale on the dark web. What does it mean for Canada’s push for age assurance?

| 09/15/2026 9:00 am EDT

Millions of driver’s licences were allegedly listed for sale on the dark web. What does it mean for Canada’s push for age assurance?

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is probing the alleged sale of millions of identity documents belonging to Canadians and Americans on the dark web, prompting experts...

data online harms Privacy

Thousands of Canadians ask Ottawa to audit impact of Rogers-Shaw deal

| 06/17/2026 7:05 am EDT

Parliament Hill

A grassroots initiative asking the federal government to investigate the impact of the Rogers-Shaw merger has received more than 3,000 endorsements in a matter of days. The...

Policy Rogers

A look at what’s to come in 2026 for telecoms, broadcasting, digital policy

| 01/08/2026 3:30 am EST

A look at what’s to come in 2026 for telecoms, broadcasting, digital policy

The year ahead is going to look different for everyone, so we asked several...

cell towers competition CRTC

OPINION | Boswell woke up Canada’s competition watchdog. With his departure imminent, it must get to work.

| 12/03/2025 4:35 pm EST

OPINION | Boswell woke up Canada’s competition watchdog. With his departure imminent, it must get to work.

For decades, becoming Canada’s Commissioner of...

competition Competition bureau opinion

Marc Miller returns to cabinet as new minister of culture and identity

| 12/01/2025 5:15 pm EST

Marc Miller returns to cabinet as new minister of culture and identity

Marc Miller was appointed as the new minister of Canadian Identity and...

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CRTC expands definition of CanCon, sets minimum level for copyright ownership

| 11/18/2025 9:39 pm EST

CRTC logo graphic The Wire Report

On Tuesday, Nov. 18, the CRTC released its long-awaited changes to how it...

Cancon CRTC Online streaming act

Bill aimed at protecting telecom infrastructure against cyberattacks strikes at privacy rights, say civil society groups

| 10/29/2025 4:55 pm EDT

Bill aimed at protecting telecom infrastructure against cyberattacks strikes at privacy rights, say civil society groups

A federal bill that would give the industry minister the power to direct service providers “to do anything, or refrain from doing anything, that is necessary to secure the...

cybersecurity Internet Privacy

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 head

The messaging coming from the inaugural Minister of Artificial Intelligence...

Artificial intelligence

OpenMedia calls federal digital policy ‘disaster’, makes pitches for feds’ consideration

Internet and Governance | 04/17/2025 3:27 pm EDT

OpenMedia calls federal digital policy ‘disaster’, makes pitches for feds' consideration

Advocacy group OpenMedia has put together a roster...

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Four cyber bills dead on the order paper as Parliament prorogued

Internet and Governance | 01/10/2025 11:28 am EST

Parliament Hill

When Governor General Mary Simon prorogued Parliament on Jan. 6 following...

2025 election Artificial intelligence cybersecurity

Conservative MPs discuss possibility Liberal, Tory online harms bills could be studied together

Internet and Governance | 12/10/2024 5:32 pm EST

Conservative MPs discuss possibility Liberal, Tory online harms bills could be studied together

As the federal justice committee works through a...

Bill C-63 c-412 online harms

CRTC defends regulatory policies in Senate, asserts lower prices for consumers

Internet and Governance | 05/28/2024 7:09 pm EDT

Net neutrality prevents CRTC from ordering ISPs verify age online: CRTC to Senate

The CRTC defended its telecommunications mandate before a skeptical Senate...

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Senate committee takes up study of internet service quality bill

Internet and Governance | 04/30/2024 6:01 pm EDT

Tory MP says CRTC directives don’t go far enough when it comes to transparent service quality metrics

The Senate Committee on Transport and Communications began its study of...

CRTC Internet Rural broadband

AIDA needs to be scrapped, civil society groups tell committee

Internet and Governance | 11/03/2023 5:14 pm EDT

AIDA needs to be scrapped, civil society groups tell committee

A quartet of civil society groups appeared before the House of Commons...

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Bill C-27 fails to protect rights of Canadians, say civil society groups

Internet and Governance | 11/02/2023 6:39 pm EDT

ARIN asks Parliament to require ISPs to maintain Whois info

A coalition of civil society groups are calling on the government to make...

Artificial intelligence c-27 Internet

OpenMedia hopeful ahead of meeting with CRTC chair

Internet and Governance | 06/26/2023 2:11 pm EDT

Eatrides era at CRTC starting with new framework for internet, “wait and see” approach for wireless

Lobby group OpenMedia has been polling the public about what the major issues in broadcasting and telecom are. It wants to use that information when it sits down with CRTC chair Vicky Eatrides on Tuesday. The campaigns director for the organization is excited for the...

Cancon CRTC Internet

OpenMedia denounces government plan to reintroduce C-10

Media | 11/24/2021 11:56 am EST

Election 2019: watch for price caps, Netflix regs, Huawei ban

Lobby group OpenMedia is disappointed that Tuesday’s Speech from the...

Cancon CRTC Television

Monsef tight-lipped on rural broadband funding announcement

telecom | 06/05/2020 5:01 pm EDT

Monsef tight-lipped on rural broadband funding announcement

Rural Economic Development Minister Maryam Monsef says “precise...

COVID-19 Rural broadband

TAGGED AS MATT HATFIELD

Millions of driver’s licences were allegedly listed for sale on the dark web. What does it mean for Canada’s push for age assurance?

| 09/15/2026 9:00 am EDT

Thousands of Canadians ask Ottawa to audit impact of Rogers-Shaw deal

| 06/17/2026 7:05 am EDT

A look at what’s to come in 2026 for telecoms, broadcasting, digital policy

| 01/08/2026 3:30 am EST

OPINION | Boswell woke up Canada’s competition watchdog. With his departure imminent, it must get to work.

| 12/03/2025 4:35 pm EST

Marc Miller returns to cabinet as new minister of culture and identity

| 12/01/2025 5:15 pm EST

CRTC expands definition of CanCon, sets minimum level for copyright ownership

| 11/18/2025 9:39 pm EST

Bill aimed at protecting telecom infrastructure against cyberattacks strikes at privacy rights, say civil society groups

| 10/29/2025 4:55 pm EDT

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

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

OpenMedia calls federal digital policy ‘disaster’, makes pitches for feds’ consideration

Internet and Governance | 04/17/2025 3:27 pm EDT

Four cyber bills dead on the order paper as Parliament prorogued

Internet and Governance | 01/10/2025 11:28 am EST

Conservative MPs discuss possibility Liberal, Tory online harms bills could be studied together

Internet and Governance | 12/10/2024 5:32 pm EST

CRTC defends regulatory policies in Senate, asserts lower prices for consumers

Internet and Governance | 05/28/2024 7:09 pm EDT

Senate committee takes up study of internet service quality bill

Internet and Governance | 04/30/2024 6:01 pm EDT

AIDA needs to be scrapped, civil society groups tell committee

Internet and Governance | 11/03/2023 5:14 pm EDT

Bill C-27 fails to protect rights of Canadians, say civil society groups

Internet and Governance | 11/02/2023 6:39 pm EDT

OpenMedia hopeful ahead of meeting with CRTC chair

Internet and Governance | 06/26/2023 2:11 pm EDT

OpenMedia denounces government plan to reintroduce C-10

Media | 11/24/2021 11:56 am EST

Monsef tight-lipped on rural broadband funding announcement

telecom | 06/05/2020 5:01 pm EDT

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