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26 Sep 2017, 7:33 am by Michael Geist
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains has focused on wireless affordability, emphasizing that the market suffers from high pricing and a lack of competition. [read post]
15 Dec 2017, 6:22 am by Michael Geist
While it remains possible that ISED Minister Navdeep Bains could later introduce clarifying amendments or regulations, the political risks associated with opposition criticism for weakening consumer privacy just prior to the 2019 election campaign more likely means that the foundation of the law will be kept largely unchanged for the foreseeable future. [read post]
13 Jun 2019, 8:56 am by Michael Geist
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains is calling on the CRTC to encourage all forms of competition – a clear rejection of prioritizing “facilities-based competition” – which promises to result in the entry of new competitors, including mobile virtual network operators. [read post]
15 Jan 2019, 6:10 am by Michael Geist
For the responsible ministers – ISED Minister Navdeep Bains and Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez – this is a bad look that signals the panel is more interested in secrecy than sharing the substance behind what Canadians are saying about their communications law. [read post]
4 Dec 2018, 6:16 am by Michael Geist
However, the rush to establish a consumer Internet code that will not include many notable consumer voices sends a signal of a Commission badly out-of-touch with consumer concerns and out-of-step with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains’ priorities for the sector. [read post]
16 Feb 2016, 6:07 am by Michael Geist
The Liberals have yet to articulate a clear position on the issue with the sole statement found in the mandate letter for Navdeep Bains, the Minister for Innovation, Science and Economic Development. [read post]
20 May 2016, 1:40 pm by Michael Geist
This revolving door – and the willingness of the department of Minister Navdeep Bains to actively participate in it – raises enormously troubling questions about the upcoming copyright review and assurances that all stakeholders will be treated in a fair and balanced manner. [read post]
28 Feb 2018, 6:28 am by Michael Geist
Interested Canadians should take the time to learn more about the proposal, the mounting concerns, and provide their views to the Commission, their Member of Parliament, and the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Bains. [read post]
13 Sep 2017, 6:20 am by Michael Geist
  The government memo from 2016, written as advice to ISED Minister Navdeep Bains, states: Soon after the regime entered into force in January 2015, controversy arose over the practice of some copyright owners (or their agents) of including settlement demands within their notices, urging the consumer to avoid threatened legal action. [read post]
31 Oct 2018, 4:44 am by Michael Geist
In other words, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains is working to restore better balance to support innovation within the patent system, though the specifics are “pending”. [read post]
30 May 2017, 6:49 am by Michael Geist
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains has said little about the future of Canada’s anti-spam law. [read post]
24 Sep 2020, 7:17 am by Michael Geist
In fact, many of these policies can be found in the mandate letter for Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Navdeep Bains released last December. [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]