2025

Matt Malone, Canada’s TikTok policy is a mess » The Globe and Mail

Michael Geist, How much longer will Ottawa keep blundering on tech policy? » The Globe and Mail

Michael Geist, Ottawa’s approach to TikTok is an incoherent failure » The Globe and Mail

Matt Malone, How can we innovate if Canada does not properly protect intellectual property? » The Globe and Mail

Michael Geist, Can Canadian telecom competition be saved with fewer competitors?» The Globe and Mail

Jeremy De Beer, The United States’ Biggest Vulnerability in the Trade War: Its Knowledge Economy » World Politics Review

Amy Salyzyn, Generative AI and Self-Represented Litigants in Canada: What We Know and Where to Go » SLAW

Matt Malone, Canadian businesses need a new government approach to cybercrime» The Policy Options

Amy Salyzyn, Straight-up Made-up: The Ongoing Saga of Problematic AI-Generated Legal Submissions » SLAW

Michael Geist, Just as Ottawa makes headway on streaming regulation, Quebec throws in a monkey wrench » The Globe and Mail

Matt Malone,  Will Canada keep a raft of terrible digital trade policies just to stick it to Trump? » The Wire Report

Florian Martin-Bariteau, Emilie Laidlaw , Digital policy surrounding privacy, cybersecurity and AI must be central to Mark Carney’s agenda » Toronto Star

Jennifer Chandler, New recommendations for regulating neurotechnology in Canada include protecting Indigenous rights » The Conversation

Michael Geist, For the new Minister of AI, it’s easier to fail than to succeed » The Globe and Mail

Florian Martin-Bariteau, Canadians need an urgent privacy reform » The Hills Times

Florian Martin-Bariteau, Intelligence artificielle et ingérence électorale | Il faut agir pour protéger nos démocraties» La Presse

Matt Malone, If Canada wants closer European ties, we need European privacy standards, not American » The Globe and Mail

Elizabeth Dubois, Social media influencers blur the lines between political content and campaigning, potentially affecting elections» The Conversation

Amy Salyzyn, Canadian Lawyers and Generative AI: Some Suggested Starting Points for the Overwhelmed - Slaw» SLAW

Michael Geist, Trump brings a reckoning for our protectionist CanCon and sabre-rattling tech policies» The Globe and Mail

Matt Malone, While the U.S. Supreme Court deliberates a TikTok ban, Canada’s own TikTok policy remains a mess » The Globe and Mail

2024

DeepDive: How the Online Streaming Act misdiagnosed Canada’s broadcasting woes

Michael Geist | The Hub | November 11, 2024

Youth social media: Why proposed Ontario and federal legislation won’t fix harms related to data exploitation

Teresa Scassa | The Conversation | November 7, 2024

How the government got involved and the bottom fell out of Canada’s news media

Michael Geist | The Hub | October 16, 2024

Canadians are starting to pay for the government’s war on Big Tech

Michael Geist | The Hub | October 2, 2024

Planning smart and sustainable cities should not result in exclusive garden utopias for the rich

David Murakami Wood | The Conversation | September 8, 2024

There’s a global plan to tax Big Tech. Why did Canada act alone with digital services tax?

Michael Geist | The Globe and Mail | July 10, 2024

AI and Legal Ethics 3.0: Looking Beyond Professional Conduct Rules and Towards Independence of the Bar

Amy Salyzyn | SLAW | June 19, 2024

Your Netflix could be getting a lot more expensive, Canadians—and you can thank the government

Michael Geist | The Hub | June 12, 2024

Joe Biden’s new China tariffs puts Canada in a bind on electric vehicles

Wolfgang Alschner | The Globe and Mail | May 16, 2024

Canada’s focus on overhyped future threats of AI miss the harms already being perpetuated against us

Kristen Thomasen | The Toronto Star | May 15, 2024

The scaling back of Saudi Arabia’s proposed urban mega-projects ends a clear warning to other would-be utopias

David Murakami Wood | The Conversation | May 5, 2024

Un pas dans la bonne direction pour protéger les internautes au Canada

Florian Martin-Bariteau | Policy Options | March 8, 2024

Online Harms Act: a step in the right direction to protect Canadians online

Florian Martin-Bariteau | Policy Options | March 8, 2024

Red flags abound in new online harms legislation

Michael Geist | The Hub | February 27, 2024

Why the Bell Media layoffs and the government’s failed media policy are connected

Michael Geist | The Hub | February 12, 2024

Taylor Swift may speak now about sexual deepfake images. But that’s not enough

Suzie DunnKristen Thomasen | The Globe and Mail | February 1, 2024

Unavoidable AI?: The Increasing Ubiquity of Generative AI and Lawyers’ Duty of Technological Competence

Amy SalyzynSlaw | January 25, 2024

2023

2022

2021

Assisted Decision-Making and the Proposed EU AI Regulation : An Emerging Paradigm Shift From Consent to Contextually Mitigating Human Rights Violations

Karen Eltis | Slaw | November 24, 2021

Facebook needs to be broken up and the pieces regulated

Valerie Steeves | National Post | November 14, 2021

To protect our privacy and free speech, Canada needs to overhaul its approach to regulating online harms

Yuan Stevens | The Conversation | October 20, 2021

Why Facebook and other social media companies need to be reined in

Jane Bailey, Valerie Steeves, Jacquelyn Burkell, & Kaitlynn Mendes | The Conversation | October 18, 2021

Federal election 2021: Why we shouldn’t always trust ‘good’ political bots

Elizabeth Dubois | The Conversation | September 19, 2021

Electronic tracking of voters is a thorny topic in a tight federal election race

Elizabeth Dubois, Sara Bannerman, Nicole Goodman, Jenny Zhan & Julia KalininaThe Conversation | September 16, 2021

A Taxonomy of Judicial Technological Competence

Amy Salyzyn | Slaw | June 24, 2021

Privacy in the Precision Economy: The Rise of AI-Enabled Workplace Surveillance during the Pandemic

Teresa Scassa | CIGI | June 8, 2021

Canada must act fast to prepare for the quantum age

Florian Martin-Bariteau & Tina Dekker | iPolitics | May 31, 2021

Canada long overdue for a data commissioner

Florian Martin-Bariteau | The Hill Times | May 10, 2021

Misplaced priorities: why has the government lost interest in privacy?

Michael Geist | The Hill Times | May 5, 2021

It’s no longer a question about having vaccine passports but how they should be designed

Vivek KrishnamurthyColleen M. Flood | Toronto Star | May 5, 2021

More dynamic solutions to privacy violations needed

Suzie Dunn | The Hill Times | May 5, 2021

Young Canadians deserve better with the Digital Charter Implementation Act

Jane Bailey, Jacquelyn Burkell, & Valerie Steeves | The Hill Times | May 5, 2021

Fingers Crossed for a Sandbox!

Amy Salyzyn | Slaw | April 15, 2021

Canada’s Defense Strategy Falls Behind in the Quantum Age

Tina Dekker & Florian Martin-Bariteau | Lawfare | April 2, 2021

Vaccine certificates should not come at expense of other COVID priorities

Chidi Oguamanam | Policy Options | March 16, 2021

Planned social media regulations set a dangerous precedent

Vivek Krishnamurthy | The Conversation | March 15, 2021

The case for a COVID-19 vaccination certificate

Colleen M. FloodBryan Thomas | The Globe and Mail | February 22, 2021

Five Things to Know About the Clearview AI Findings

Teresa Scassa | CIGI | February 17, 2021

A Canadian Model for Bridging the Private Governance of Online Speech in the Wake of New Privacy Proposed Legislation

Karen Eltis | Slaw | January 25, 2021

2020

Replacing Canada’s 20-Year-Old Data Protection Law

Teresa Scassa | CIGI | December 23, 2020

A Taxonomy for Lawyer Technological Competence

Amy Salyzyn | Slaw | December 18, 2020

Please show your vaccine certificate

Colleen M. Flood, Vivek Krishnamurthy, & Kumanan Wilson | Policy Options | December 11, 2020

Ottawa’s new broadcast bill could spell the end of Canadian ownership requirements

Michael Geist | The Globe and Mail | December 1, 2020

New Privacy Bill is a Data Protection Reset for Canada

Teresa Scassa | Policy Options | November 24, 2020

Beware of the unintended consequences: why Canada’s internet streaming regulation plan could raise consumer costs and reduce competition

Michael Geist | The Hill Times | November 19, 2020

Ottawa should tax tech giants, not treat them like an ATM

Michael Geist | The Globe and Mail | October 16, 2020

It’s time to reboot Canada’s failed digital agenda

Michael Geist | The Globe and Mail | September 17, 2020

AI technologies — like police facial recognition — discriminate against people of colour

Jane Bailey, Valerie Steeves and Jacquelyn Burkell | The Conversation | August 24, 2020

Canada is unprepared for a pandemic election – and it could happen at any time

Michael Pal | The Globe and Mail | July 13, 2020

Companies are increasingly turning to social media to screen potential employees

Elizabeth Dubois | The Conversation | July 8, 2020

Heritage Minister raises possibility of link tax for internet companies

Michael Geist | The Globe and Mail | June 21, 2020

COVID-19: In the Shadow of Ebola, the Patent War to Come and a Forgotten Africa

Chidi OguamanamABS Canada | May 25, 2020

One app per province? How Canada’s federalism complicates digital contact tracing

Teresa ScassaHeinrich-Böll-Stiftung Washington, DC | May 20, 2020

Let’s Weaponize Social Media Against COVID-19

Vivek Krishnamurthy | Slate | May 15, 2020

Five ways a COVID-19 contact-tracing app could make things worse

Jason Millar | Policy Options | May 15, 2020

Side effects may vary: lack of evidence prompts vigilance when considering contact-tracing apps

Jason Millar | The Hill Times | May 6, 2020

After the tech-lash: new digital policy priorities in the post-pandemic world

Michael Geist | The Globe and Mail | May 5, 2020

“Trial by Zoom”: What Virtual Hearings Might Mean for Open Courts, Participant Privacy and the Integrity of Court Proceedings

Amy Salyzyn | Slaw | April 17, 2020

Five ways a COVID-19 contact-tracing app could make things worse

Jason Millar | Policy Options | April 15, 2020

Privacy rights should drive our approach to using personal data during pandemic

Teresa Scassa | Policy Options | April 9, 2020

Patents Cannot Impede Canada’s Response to COVID-19 Crisis

Jeremy de Beer & Christian Clavette | Centre for International Governance Innovation | April 6, 2020

Children’s privacy is at risk with rapid shifts to online schooling under coronavirus

Jane Bailey & Valerie Steeves | The Conversation | April 2, 2020