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The Centre for Law, Technology and Society (CLTS), University of Ottawa, is delighted to announce that, starting April 1st, 2017, Jacob Glick will join its community as a Distinguished Executive Fellow in Residence.

Last week, Michael Geist, as an individual, and Tamir Israel, for the Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC), appeared before the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics. The Committee is currently engaged in a review of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

Last Thursday, March 23rd, 2017, the Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy & Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) intervened before the Supreme Court of Canada in Nour Marakah v. Her Majesty the Queen and Tristan Jones v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada.

CIPPIC Summer Internship Program offers outstanding law students an unequaled opportunity to work on cutting-edge research and advocacy issues related to law and technology.

Once again, students from the University of Ottawa have won the 2017 Harold G. Fox Intellectual Property Moot championship. The team also received the Gordon F. Henderson prize for best appellant factum and the Harold G. Fox Cup award for best moot team.

On February 23rd, Dr. Teresa Scassa and Dr. Florian Martin-Bariteau appeared before the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics.

Tanina Rostain: The Promise and Challenges of Access to Justice Technologies

On February 14, Prof. Teresa Scassa appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. The Committee is currently conducting hearings related to the topic of Infrastructure and Smart Communities.

On September 13, 2017, Prof Marina Pavlović, member of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society, appeared before the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (TRAN).

Prof Marina Pavlović, a member of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society, Prof Mary Cavanagh (uOttawa ÉSIS), Sean Grassie, and Lora Hamilton, two of their research assistants, intervened before the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in the Review of the Wireless Code. Their submission is based on preliminary findings from their Law Foundation of Ontario funded p...