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Faster internet as slowly as possible: Ontario’s rural broadband plan
If you live in a city of any size, you might worry about whether you can afford fast Internet service. But you probably don’t worry…
What’s going to happen next with Canada’s Online News Act?
The Online News Act came into effect in December 2023 and rang in the new year 2024 with some unfinished business.
Was Canada’s Online News Act compromise a last-minute win or a failure?
Public support for any kind of novel legislation is always difficult to predict. In the case of the Online News Act, Bill C-18, the starting point…
The Online News Act could have used a different model for bargaining
When the Canadian federal government introduced Bill C-18, the Online News Act, it was picking up where Australian legislation had left off. But first the governing…
Online News Act: Canada’s Big Tech regulation was inspired by other countries
In November 2023, just before Bill C-18—the Online News Act—came into effect, federal Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge announced that she had struck a deal with Google…
We’re in an AI hype cycle—can Canada make it a responsible one?
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The federal government is rushing to regulate AI; it needs to go back to the drawing board
Let’s talk about “Let’s Talk Federal Regulations”
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How democratic or participatory is Canada’s new regulatory consultation platform?
Protecting copyright laws for Canada’s kids
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Fair dealing is an essential tool for teachers and students. We have to defend it.
We need more public ownership in Canada’s telecom sector
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Last Friday’s Rogers’ network outage should be a warning to us all: it’s time to change how we do telecommunications in this country.
The more things change, the more they stay the same
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Adult education during the pandemic
What we deserve
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Warren Urquhart discusses two important digital rights for Canadians
Canada needs a Digital New Deal
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We find ourselves in at a point where we have the opportunity to push transformative policy change.
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