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Critical infrastructure cyber law needed ‘more than ever,’ Parliament told

Howard Solomon -
The Canadian government’s proposed law forcing critical infrastructure providers to toughen their cybersecurity is “needed now more than ever,” an expert told a parliamentary...

Pass Canadian AI law as soon as possible, expert tells Parliament

Howard Solomon -
A Canadian who is one of the world’s leading thinkers on artificial intelligence says Canada’s proposed AI law needs to be passed as soon...

Tories again cause testimony on proposed cybersecurity bill to be shortened

Howard Solomon -
For the second meeting in a row, Conservative MPs shortened witnesses’ testimony at committee meetings looking into proposed cybersecurity legislation for overseeing critical infrastructure...

Provincial privacy commissioners oppose proposed federal privacy tribunal

Howard Solomon -
Privacy commissioners from Alberta, B.C., and Quebec say the proposed overhaul of Canada’s federal privacy law shouldn’t add an appointed privacy tribunal to hear...

European political agreement paves the way for AI law

Howard Solomon -
The European Union has reached agreement on the world’s first comprehensive artificial intelligence law. According to the Associated Press, negotiators from the European Parliament and...

Government and big tech funding newsrooms in Canada raises concerns

Ashee Pamma -
We have a news ecosystem in Canada in which most of the journalists could soon have at least half of their pay depend on...

AI systems with WMD power will be here soon, expert tells Canadian MPs

Howard Solomon -
Advanced artificial intelligence systems with the equivalent power of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) could be only two years away, an expert has told...

Canadian law regulating social media platforms is needed fast, Parliament told

Howard Solomon -
Canada must quickly pass legislation to oversee social media platforms, says an expert in cybersecurity law, including appointing an independent regulator who can levy...

Google reaches an agreement with the government of Canada over Bill C-18

Ashee Pamma -
After months of pushback and meetings, Google has finally struck a deal with the Canadian government over the enactment of Bill C-18, which is...

‘Meta has editorial power to use indiscriminately if content threatens their bottom line’, says Center for Countering Digital Hate

Ashee Pamma -
Imran Ahmed, chief executive officer (CEO) of the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), told the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage (CHPC) yesterday that...

Compel social media apps to toughen their privacy, trust practices, Parliament told

Howard Solomon -
Social media platforms should be forced by the Canadian government to toughen their privacy practices, an expert told a parliamentary committee looking into illicit...

Bell seeks interim relief from Bill C-11, says traditional broadcasters are suffering

Ashee Pamma -
Bell has asked the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to create a news fund that would subsidize broadcasters, and which will force foreign...

Bill C-11: Canadian Heritage issues final policy direction to the CRTC

Ashee Pamma -
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge has issued the final policy direction to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for the regulation of Bill C-11,...

Is Canada’s AI potential getting lost in legislative process? Critics weigh in at Data Effect 2023

Ashee Pamma -
The Canadian AI and Data Act (AIDA), one of the world’s first pieces of AI legislation, is now in Committee, more than a year...

Proposed Canadian privacy law is like a leaky bucket, Balsillie tells parliamentary committee

Howard Solomon -
Leaders of Canadian business associations expressed varying degrees of support for proposed privacy legislation reform before a parliamentary committee on Tuesday. But Jim Balsillie, former...
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