Conservative MP John Brassard (Barrie South—Innisfil, Ont.) is once again the chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics.
Brassard has held that role since 2022, serving as head of the committee in the last...
Canada’s proposed online harms legislation now faces being split in two – a move that has for months been called for by civil liberty advocates but which Liberal Justice...
The House of Commons privacy and ethics committee...
Membership on several House of Commons committees has changed, it was...
Regulation and creating space for innovation in...
With Parliament returning today, there are a handful of bills affecting the online world still before...
The Conservative party is taking a swing at the issue of online safety, with plans to propose a new piece of legislation when the House resumes next week.
As parliamentarians prepare for their return to the Hill, Tory MP Michelle Rempel Garner (Calgary Nose Hill)...
The Copyright Board of Canada announced Tuesday it is signing on to the...
As the CRTC reviews Google’s application for...
The head of the Canadian Telecommunications Association wants more...
While some companies praised the CRTC’s long-awaited decision to mandate...
An Ottawa man is spearheading a drive to get next generation 911 (NG911)...
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has made slashing CBC/Radio-Canada’s...
Despite legislation introduced by the federal government meant to boost...
Netflix Services Canada ULC says it has invested large amounts of money...
The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) took aim at mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in its submission to the ongoing review of Canada’s communications legislation. “While mandating access to facilities-based carriers’ networks would negatively impact investment by all facilities-based carriers, investment by new entrants and regional providers will be particularly impacted,” the wireless industry group said. It said that effect would be "particularly...
The panel in charge of reviewing the broadcasting and telecom acts received...
The CRTC has reversed its long-held position that mobile virtual network...
The new policy direction for the CRTC announced by the federal government...
The real value of the funding CBC/Radio-Canada receives has slipped significantly due to inflation, the...
The likelihood Canada will ban Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. equipment from the country’s 5G networks has gone up in recent months, and if that happens, the deployment of those networks will be delayed, National Bank analyst Adam Shine said in a research note.
“Plans...
OTTAWA — CBC/Radio-Canada’s president Catherine Tait compared Netflix Inc.’s worldwide presence to...
Quebec MP Rémi Massé will replace David Lametti as the parliamentary...
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a highly-anticipated criminal case against Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. Monday, issuing a spate of charges against the company, two affiliates and its chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou,...
A meeting with individuals leading the federal government’s review of...
Scott Bradley, vice-president of corporate affairs at Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.’s Canadian division, has left the company.
Bradley had been with Huawei for eight...
The organization responsible for allocating IP numbers to intermediaries in...
As the new year begins, the months ahead promise a new spectrum auction, new CRTC announcements on...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government will rely on expert...
OTTAWA — The Copyright Board will work to address long-standing criticism over how long it takes to issue decisions, including by implementing new regulations, CEO Nathalie Théberge told members of the House industry committee. Théberge was asked by Conservative MP Dan Albas why board decisions can take as long as seven years. “How is it even possible to get a decision on a tariff to take that long?” Albas asked. Théberge said that seven-year figure assumes that there are no pauses in an ongoing process, though “in reality a process can be stop and go.” “There are...
Ontario’s auditor general is raising concerns about a legal "loophole"...
The head of Elections Canada is urging the government to give the privacy...
OTTAWA — Canada’s elections commissioner said...
The French government will work with Facebook Inc. on a new initiative to...
The Canadian government took part in a coordinated international effort Thursday to condemn “a series of malicious cyber-operations” by Russia.
In a press release, Global Affairs Canada said some of those attacks took place in Canada, including 2016 hacking attacks...
The federal government spent at least $190,600 on late-payment fees and...
OTTAWA -- Officials from Canada’s cyber-spy agency defended the security of Canada’s telecommunications systems and allowing Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd equipment to operate on them, as MPs...
OTTAWA -- Canadian rock legend Bryan Adams is asking Canadian lawmakers to...
Canada's federal, provincial and territorial privacy watchdogs collectively...
Pierre Karl Péladeau announced Monday he is resigning as the leader of Quebec’s Parti Québécois, citing family reasons. Quebecor Inc. said in a press release following the announcement that it...
Heritage Minister Melanie Joly is refusing to specify that the CBC will receive the $150 million in extra funding the Liberal government promised during last year’s election, despite receiving questions on the subject from...
