Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEpisode 221: Inside My Canadian Heritage Committee Appearance on Freedom of Expression
The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage has for the past month been conducting a study on protecting freedom of expression. The counters of the s…
1 year, 3 months ago
Episode 220: Marina Pavlović on the CRTC’s Plans to Address Consumer Frustration Over Wireless Contracts
Consumer frustration with just about everything associated with Canadian communications services is well known. The list of concerns is long: high pr…
1 year, 3 months ago
Episode 219: Scott Benzie on What the Corporate TikTok Ban Means For Canadian Digital Creators
The recent announcement of a Canadian government decision to ban the corporate offices of TikTok but leave the app untouched has left many puzzled si…
1 year, 3 months ago
Episode 218: Emily Laidlaw and Taylor Owen on Saving the Online Harms Act
The Online Harms Act or Bill C-63 was introduced last February after years of false starts, public consultations, and debates. Months later, the bill…
1 year, 4 months ago
Episode 217: David Fraser on the Privacy Implications of the Federal Court of Appeal’s Facebook Ruling
It has been many years since the Facebook and Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal captured headlines. The services at the heart of the case no longer…
1 year, 4 months ago
Episode 216: Game Changer or More of the Same?: Patrick Leblond on the New Global E-Commerce Agreement
For over 25 years, the World Trade Organization, an intergovernmental organization based in Geneva, Switzerland that regulates and facilitates intern…
1 year, 4 months ago
Episode 215: Jan Grabowski on Wikipedia’s Antisemitism Problem
This podcast drops on Monday, October 7th, the one-year anniversary of the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. I’ve largely kept the issue …
1 year, 5 months ago
Episode 214: Erin Millar on Trust in Media and the Implementation of the Online News Act
Questions about trust in the media have escalated in Canada in recent months as with each error or questionable tweet, there is seemingly an inevitab…
1 year, 5 months ago
Episode 213: Elaine Craig on Mainstreaming Porn and Why Bill S-210 May Make Matters Worse
Bill S-210, the controversial age verification bill which purports to limit access to pornography for those under 18, could be headed for a final vot…
1 year, 5 months ago
Episode 212: Matt Hatfield on the State of Canadian Digital Policy as Politicians Return from the Summer Recess
Parliament resumes after a summer break today. While digital policies receded into the background over the past few months, the political intrigue of…
1 year, 6 months ago