The C.D. Howe Institute’s third Regent Debate recently addressed the question: Should Governments Regulate Big Tech to Protect the Public Interest? Robert Atkinson, head of Washington’s the Information and Technology Innovation Foundation, argued against the proposition. From: Robert Atkinson To: Canadians Concerned about Big Tech Date: August 12, 2019 Re: Regent Debate: Beware of Overeager Regulation This […]
The C.D. Howe Institute’s third Regent Debate recently addressed the question: Should Governments Regulate Big Tech to Protect the Public Interest? Former FBI director James Comey argued in favour of the proposition. From: James Comey To: Canadians Concerned about Big Tech Date: August 8, 2019 Re: The Regent Debate: For Regulating Big Tech Big technology promised to change our […]
The C.D. Howe Institute’s third Regent Debate recently addressed the question: Should Governments Regulate Big Tech to Protect the Public Interest? Former FBI director James Comey and Melanie Aitken, former Commissioner of the Competition Bureau of Canada argued for the proposition. Zuckerberg Foundation Executive Director David Plouffe, Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign manager, and Robert Atkinson, […]
America is the big winner in the CUSMA trade pact, with more access to Canada’s dairy and poultry markets, increases in intellectual property protection for pharmaceuticals, and new rules on cross-border data flows all tilting the balance in favour of the U.S. In this episode, Michael Hainsworth talks to Dan Ciuriak about some of the […]
From: Rosalie Wyonch To: Canadians concerned about cannabis Date: July 3, 2019 Subject: Legal Cannabis and the Black Market Cannabis has been legal in Canada for almost nine months, but there is still a long way to go before the legal market reaches its full potential. The government recently released the regulations for cannabis concentrates and edible products […]
From: Anindya Sen To: Ontarians concerned about beer sales Date: June 24, 2019 Re: Why tearing up the Beer Store deal is good for business Bill 115 has been passed by the Ontario legislature, and with it, the current government has embarked on the path of a truly competitive retail alcohol market in the province. […]
To: The Hon. Navdeep Bains, minister of innovation, science and economic development From: Grant Bishop Date: June 20, 2019 Re: Competition Bureau has toolkit to handle the digital age At its April meeting, The C.D. Howe Institute’s Competition Policy Council discussed whether Canada’s competition policy toolkit is sufficient to address new forms of market power that may arise in […]
From: Konrad von Finckenstein To: The Hon. Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Date: June 7, 2019 Re: How to get meaningful privacy consent for use of web data Where data and privacy questions arise the question of consent is crucial. Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation came into effect a year ago requiring that “consent must be […]
From: Kevin Comeau To: Canada’s financial regulators Date: May 30, 2019 Re: Closing the Biggest Money Laundering Loophole On May 9, an expert panel on money laundering issued its report, Combatting Money Laundering in B.C. Real Estate, in which it estimated 2018 money laundering in Canada at $46.7 billion. In my C.D. Howe Institute paper this month, I estimated […]
From: Konrad von Finckenstein To: The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation Date: May 29, 2019 Re: Equipping Regulators for the Internet Age The CRTC is conducting a review of its Mobile Wireless Framework to ensure it remains relevant, is serving the needs of Canadians and is meeting the policy objectives of the Telecommunications Act. As part of the […]
From: Marcel Boyer To: Canada’s Copyright Regulators Date: May 13, 2019 Re: How to Fix Copyright in the Digital Age Creators want to benefit from the value their copyrighted music and books generate for users, so that their risky upfront investment and effort are fairly compensated. At the same time, users want to minimize copyright payments in order […]
Why is it almost impossible to catch all the dirty money being claimed in Canada? In this week’s episode, Michael discusses with Kevin Comeau, author of our much anticipated upcoming publication, on why we fail to catch money launderers 99.9% of the time.
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The C.D. Howe Institute’s third Regent Debate recently addressed the question: Should Governments Regulate Big Tech to Protect the Public Interest? Robert Atkinson, head of Washington’s the Information and Technology Innovation Foundation, argued against the proposition. From: Robert Atkinson To: Canadians Concerned about Big Tech Date: August 12, 2019 Re: Regent Debate: Beware of Overeager Regulation This […] 
The C.D. Howe Institute’s third Regent Debate recently addressed the question: Should Governments Regulate Big Tech to Protect the Public Interest? Former FBI director James Comey argued in favour of the proposition. From: James Comey To: Canadians Concerned about Big Tech Date: August 8, 2019 Re: The Regent Debate: For Regulating Big Tech Big technology promised to change our […] 
The C.D. Howe Institute’s third Regent Debate recently addressed the question: Should Governments Regulate Big Tech to Protect the Public Interest? Former FBI director James Comey and Melanie Aitken, former Commissioner of the Competition Bureau of Canada argued for the proposition. Zuckerberg Foundation Executive Director David Plouffe, Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign manager, and Robert Atkinson, […] 
America is the big winner in the CUSMA trade pact, with more access to Canada’s dairy and poultry markets, increases in intellectual property protection for pharmaceuticals, and new rules on cross-border data flows all tilting the balance in favour of the U.S. In this episode, Michael Hainsworth talks to Dan Ciuriak about some of the […] 
From: Rosalie Wyonch To: Canadians concerned about cannabis Date: July 3, 2019 Subject: Legal Cannabis and the Black Market Cannabis has been legal in Canada for almost nine months, but there is still a long way to go before the legal market reaches its full potential. The government recently released the regulations for cannabis concentrates and edible products […] 
From: Anindya Sen To: Ontarians concerned about beer sales Date: June 24, 2019 Re: Why tearing up the Beer Store deal is good for business Bill 115 has been passed by the Ontario legislature, and with it, the current government has embarked on the path of a truly competitive retail alcohol market in the province. […] 
To: The Hon. Navdeep Bains, minister of innovation, science and economic development From: Grant Bishop Date: June 20, 2019 Re: Competition Bureau has toolkit to handle the digital age At its April meeting, The C.D. Howe Institute’s Competition Policy Council discussed whether Canada’s competition policy toolkit is sufficient to address new forms of market power that may arise in […] 
From: Konrad von Finckenstein To: The Hon. Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Date: June 7, 2019 Re: How to get meaningful privacy consent for use of web data Where data and privacy questions arise the question of consent is crucial. Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation came into effect a year ago requiring that “consent must be […] 
From: Kevin Comeau To: Canada’s financial regulators Date: May 30, 2019 Re: Closing the Biggest Money Laundering Loophole On May 9, an expert panel on money laundering issued its report, Combatting Money Laundering in B.C. Real Estate, in which it estimated 2018 money laundering in Canada at $46.7 billion. In my C.D. Howe Institute paper this month, I estimated […] 
From: Konrad von Finckenstein To: The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation Date: May 29, 2019 Re: Equipping Regulators for the Internet Age The CRTC is conducting a review of its Mobile Wireless Framework to ensure it remains relevant, is serving the needs of Canadians and is meeting the policy objectives of the Telecommunications Act. As part of the […] 
From: Marcel Boyer To: Canada’s Copyright Regulators Date: May 13, 2019 Re: How to Fix Copyright in the Digital Age Creators want to benefit from the value their copyrighted music and books generate for users, so that their risky upfront investment and effort are fairly compensated. At the same time, users want to minimize copyright payments in order […] 
Why is it almost impossible to catch all the dirty money being claimed in Canada? In this week’s episode, Michael discusses with Kevin Comeau, author of our much anticipated upcoming publication, on why we fail to catch money launderers 99.9% of the time.