Michael Geist

Peter MacKay on Afghanistan, the F-35 controversy and military spending

About that ‘cyber-bullying’ bill

The hashing out of C-13

REPLAY: What is the Trans-Pacific Partnership?

Michael Geist, the University of Ottawa’s e-commerce law expert, untangles the mystery behind the potentially massive free trade agreement

Canada-EU trade: Any day now

Why is it taking so long? Paul Wells explains

Where to draw the line on government surveillance

Michael Geist on the perils of government surveillance

The Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law talks about how recent revelations affect Canadians

Canada-EU trade: risk-al imbalance

Paul Wells on skepticism and CETA

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Public policy and the real world

Michael Geist dismisses Vic Toews’ attempt to link the case of Luka Rocco Magnotta and the government’s “lawful access” legislation.

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Threats and support for Vic Toews

A second video purported to be from Anonymous has been released.

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What we’re talking about when we talk about lawful access

The Ontario privacy commissioner dismisses both the government’s argument and its rhetoric.

Lawful Access: a creepy Valentine from Vic Toews

No one will ‘read emails without a warrant,’ he says. Indeed, it may be much worse than that.

The counterintuitive truth about piracy and profits

The most pirated films of all times were also blockbusters

Canada to U.S.: please blacklist us!

Newly-released WikiLeaks cables show Ottawa lobbied for inclusion on copyright watch list

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‘It’s just the beginning’

The latest spot from the Conservative side. The Bull Meter has already taken this one apart. Michael Geist, meanwhile, questions the copyright levy the government is already imposing (and has no plans to rescind).