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20 Jun 2016, 7:56 am by Michael Geist
With Minister Navdeep Bains launching a major new initiative last week on innovation, he will need to keep a close eye on a court case that could alter the innovation balance and convince some companies to stay out of the Canadian market.Michael Geist holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law. [read post]
18 Jan 2019, 8:24 am by Michael Geist
When one report indicated that the secrecy was at the request of ISED Minister Navdeep Bains, chair Janet Yale issued a public statement: Any suggestion of ministerial direction concerning the release of written submissions made to the Panel is flatly incorrect. [read post]
2 May 2019, 7:16 am by Michael Geist
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains touted changes to the law that added new penalties, but the reality is that Canadian law now badly lags behind other countries. [read post]
3 May 2016, 5:42 am by Michael Geist
Canadian Heritage will lead on cultural issues, but there are significant implications for others such as Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Bains (responsible for telecommunications and copyright) and International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland (the Trans Pacific Partnership limits Canadian cultural policies). [read post]
18 Sep 2020, 5:50 am by Michael Geist
Navdeep Bains, the Innovation, Science and Industry Minister, surprisingly backed a reversal on the affordability of communications services last month and has done little on privacy reform. [read post]
13 Dec 2018, 4:40 am by Michael Geist
Given the government’s emphasis on wireless competition, consumer interests, and robust public consultation, it is time for the responsible ministers – including Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains and Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez – to take a closer look at the CRTC in an effort to fix a mess that has rekindled fears of a industry-captured regulator with little regard for consumers or the public interest. [read post]
30 Dec 2015, 8:58 am by Michael Geist
I is for the new Minister of Innovation, Science and Development Navdeep Bains, who will grapple with a wide range of digital policies in his newly named portfolio. [read post]
23 Jun 2020, 6:10 am by Michael Geist
Copyright reform in Canada is always complicated, particularly given that responsibility for it is shared with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains, but delving into reforms that sparked protests in Europe could be politically risky for a minority government. [read post]
17 Sep 2018, 6:46 am by Michael Geist
Third, assuming that notice-and-notice survives the NAFTA renegotiation, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains should follow through with a prior commitment to fix the loopholes in the Canadian approach. [read post]
9 Dec 2015, 7:06 am by Michael Geist
For example, Treasury Board President Scott Brison’s letter calls on him to “accelerate and expand open data initiatives and make government data available digitally, so that Canadians can easily access and use it”, while Minister of Innovation, Science and Development Navdeep Bains is tasked with improving “the quality of publicly available data in Canada. [read post]
29 Mar 2016, 5:50 am by Michael Geist
Gone was Industry Canada, replaced by the Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development, with Navdeep Bains, a close confidant of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, installed as the responsible minister. [read post]
7 Nov 2018, 5:55 am by Michael Geist
In fact,  Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains has noted that “Canada’s copyright system has numerous legal provisions and tools to help copyright owners protect their intellectual property, both online and in the physical realm. [read post]
5 Jul 2016, 7:14 am by Michael Geist
Indeed, the importance of an “open Internet” was recently affirmed by Navdeep Bains, Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Development, who told an international conference that the economy depends upon it. [read post]
25 Oct 2017, 6:29 am by Michael Geist
For example, the government emphasized the importance of its IP strategy in the 2017 budget and ISED Minister Navdeep Bains proceeded to launch a public consultation on the issue. [read post]
3 May 2016, 5:38 am by Michael Geist
Canadian Heritage will lead on cultural issues, but there are significant implications for others such as Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Bains (responsible for telecommunications and copyright) and International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland (the Trans Pacific Partnership limits Canadian cultural policies). [read post]
12 Apr 2018, 6:08 am by Michael Geist
That could create significant political risks for Joly and suggests that Minister Navdeep Bains, the minister statutorily responsible for the Copyright Act, must stand firm to ensure that the views of all stakeholders is reflected in any reforms to Canadian law. [read post]
7 Mar 2017, 6:02 am by Michael Geist
If anything, the experience of the past five years suggests that the two ministers responsible for copyright – Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains and Canadian Heritage Minister Melanie Joly – should be working to  tweak the law to address concerns involving misuse and restrictions on innovation. [read post]
17 Jun 2022, 5:55 am by Michael Geist
Faced with criticism from all sides, Champagne (who had taken over from Navdeep Bains) decided to do absolutely nothing. [read post]
25 Apr 2016, 12:09 pm by Michael Geist
Appeared in the Toronto Star on April 24, 2016 as Plan for Universal Internet Needs Real Leadership With one week still remaining in the federal telecommunications regulator’s hearing focused on the state of Internet access in Canada, the process has taken a surprising turn that ultimately cries out for leadership from Navdeep Bains, the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development. [read post]
3 Oct 2018, 6:15 am by Michael Geist
If Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains is to retain a made-in-Canada approach to copyright, it is time to take back the pen and restore the balance lost in the fine print of the USMCA. [read post]