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8 Jan 2019, 7:10 am by Michael Geist
” Despite the optimism from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains, a closer look at the data shows that Canadians continue to pay some of the highest wireless prices in the world. [read post]
16 Aug 2016, 6:58 am by Michael Geist
Appeared in the Toronto Star on August 15, 2016 as Ottawa Needs to Combat Abuse of Intellectual Property Rights Developing a national innovation strategy has been a top priority of Navdeep Bains, Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development. [read post]
17 May 2016, 5:10 am by Michael Geist
Appeared in the Toronto Star on May 16, 2016 as Rejecting Bell’s Broadband Fight Sends a Clear Signal For the first six months of the new Liberal government, telecom watchers were unsure about whether Navdeep Bains, the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development, would maintain the pro-consumer and competition approach that typified the previous government. [read post]
3 Mar 2021, 6:05 am by Michael Geist
Last November, then Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains introduced Bill C-11, long overdue privacy reform. [read post]
30 Apr 2018, 4:00 am by Administrator
Barry Sookman Michael GeistTackling IP Misuse: Canada Takes the Lead in Combating the Dark Side of Intellectual Property Protection Navdeep Bains, Canada’s Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister, unveiled the government’s long-awaited intellectual property strategy Thursday by responding to the need to increase IP awareness, develop new IP tools for businesses, and counter IP misuse that harms both consumers and businesses. [read post]
15 Dec 2017, 10:12 am by Michael Geist
Yet the letter from Ministers Navdeep Bains and Melanie Joly to committee chair Dan Ruimy, which should be posted online shortly, confirms that the government appreciates the competing perspectives on copyright and the limits of what the law can (or should) do. [read post]
30 Oct 2018, 4:46 am by Michael Geist
Last spring, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains released an IP strategy that promised safeguards against intellectual property abuse, particularly use of copyright notices to send settlement demands to Internet users. [read post]
27 Feb 2019, 6:01 am by Michael Geist
It would appear that Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains has had enough. [read post]
4 Apr 2018, 8:23 am by Karl Schober
via Anca Sattler, Dentons Canada LLP The federal government released an Order in Council, dated March 26, 2018, announcing that the mandatory data-breach notification rules will come into force on November 1, on the recommendation of Navdeep Bains, Minister of Industry, Science and Economic Development. [read post]
7 Dec 2018, 6:10 am by Michael Geist
Responding to a national data consultation launched by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains, Therrien recommended enacting a new law that would include stronger enforcement powers, meaningful consent standards and the extension of privacy regulations to political parties. [read post]
15 Jun 2018, 6:42 am by Michael Geist
The announcement from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains is a welcome development, signalling the government’s frustration with a CRTC under new chair Ian Scott that has seemingly abandoned consumer interests. [read post]
22 Dec 2017, 6:30 am by Michael Geist
The instruction letter to the committee from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains and Canadian Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly points to the challenges of copyright, which invariably engages a wide range of stakeholders with differing perspectives. [read post]
24 Jan 2019, 7:51 am by Michael Geist
Given that there is little to debate about the state of Canadian wireless pricing, the big question is now what Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains is prepared to do about it. [read post]
6 Jun 2018, 6:59 am by Michael Geist
Canadian Heritage Minister Melanie Joly and Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains both commented on the issue, suggesting divergent priorities. [read post]
13 Oct 2020, 7:40 am by Michael Geist
In recent months, Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault has emerged as the de facto digital policy lead minister in Canada with Navdeep Bains largely silent on the race to regulate everything from online linking to how Canadian content is promoted on digital streaming services. [read post]
21 Feb 2019, 6:53 am by Michael Geist
” The CRTC response did not sit well with the government, forcing ISED Minister Navdeep Bains to order the Commission to conduct an inquiry. [read post]
13 May 2021, 6:05 am by Michael Geist
” ISED Minister Navdeep Bains adopted the same position, stating “Net neutrality is one of the critical issues of our times, much like freedom of the press and freedom of expression before it. [read post]
19 Apr 2016, 11:04 am by Michael Geist
As the political world was focused on the Liberal government’s inaugural budget last month, Navdeep Bains, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, introduced his first bill as minister by quietly moving ahead with plans to reform Canadian copyright law to allow for the ratification of an international treaty devoted to increasing access to copyrighted works for the blind. [read post]
7 Jun 2017, 6:10 am by Michael Geist
This week, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains put the wireless market back in the spotlight with a speech that left little doubt that the Liberal government has reached the same conclusion as its predecessor, namely that the Canadian wireless market continues to be marked by insufficient competition leading to high prices, low adoption rates, and a lack of affordability for consumers with low household income. [read post]