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Political campaigns in Canada aren’t fighting it out in paper and print anymore; they’re online, sending you targeted ads, SMS messages, and sliding into your DMs. To gain an advantage over each other ...
We need to talk about Elon Musk and the rise of the tech oligarchs. For over 15 years, money and power have been bleeding from citizens and elected governments, to the founders of a small number of ...
JUNE 23 2023 — Yesterday Bill C-18, The Online News Act received royal assent after passing through the House of Commons. The bill was first introduced in April 2022, and its final passage follows the ...
February 2, 2022 — Today the federal government tabled Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act, an update to Canada’s Broadcasting Act. The new Act is an updated version of 2021’s controversial Bill C-10.
From now until April 23, we have the unique opportunity to change the wholesale system for good. The CRTC has FINALLY opened up a consultation on forcing monopolies to open their fibre networks to ...
February 26, 2024 — Today the federal government introduced the Online Harms Act, Bill C-63. It comes years after the government's 2021 proposal for regulating online harms, which was met by ...
December 4, 2024 — Today Minister of Justice Arif Virani announced a split of the Bill C-63, The Online Harms Act. Parts One and Four, which cover the Online Harms Act itself, will move to pre-study ...
MPs remove user protection amendment from Bill C-11. Bill C-11 will now regulate much more Internet user content. March 30, 2023 — Today the House of Commons passed several amendments to Bill C-11, ...
JUNE 8 2023 — Today, the Government of Canada issued their long-anticipated policy direction to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) regarding Bill C-11, the Online ...
March 31, 2023 — Today Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne approved the long-contested Rogers-Shaw buyout, outlining minimal conditions for the deal’s approval.
November 3, 2022 — Today OpenMedia is calling on MPs from all parties to support Bill C-244, a private member’s bill that amends the Copyright Act to make it ...
August 15, 2020 – In a decision released early this morning, the federal cabinet has declined to overrule a 2019 Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications (CRTC) decision to lower the wholesale ...