Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s attempt to get parliamentary committee hearings on privacy and AI legislation off to a good start has backfired, with the opposition passing a committee motion Thursday demanding he produce proposed amendments next week. The House of Commons industry and technology committee was poised Thursday to hear testimony from federal Privacy Commissioner […]
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne tempted members of a parliamentary committee meeting Tuesday with promises of big amendments to proposed Canadian privacy and AI legislation in hopes of getting the laws passed quickly. However, he left several opposition MPs frustrated with his refusal to say when the detailed wording of the amendments will be released on […]
As chief content officer, I’ve avoided editorials. I have my own blog for personal opinions. The rule in our publications has always been, “how does knowing this really enrich our readers?” But the recent actions of the Canadian government to “help” Canadian publishers has changed my view, as I asked myself the question, “why does […]
A bill came into force last Friday that makes early stages of identity-related crime an offense in the Criminal Code, thereby granting Canadians greater protection against identity theft. Bill S-4 creates three new core offenses in the Code: obtaining and possessing identity information with the intent to use it in a crime; trafficking of identity […]
