News

2018

• Elizabeth Dubois and Florian Martin-Bariteau release “Canadians in a Digital Context: A Research Agenda for a Connected Canada”

  Posted on Tuesday, December 18, 2018

  

  Dr. Elizabeth Dubois and Dr. Florian Martin-Bariteau released “Canadians in a Digital Context: A Research Agenda for a Connected Canada”, a new report on Canadian citizenship in a digital context published as part of their Canada 150: Connected Canada research project supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

• Elizabeth Dubois publishes on new report investigating the political uses of social media

  Posted on Wednesday, December 12, 2018

  

  Elizabeth Dubois, member of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society and Assistant Professor at the University of Ottawa is the lead author on “Social Media and Political Engagement in Canada”, a new report being launched today on the political uses of social media.

• Professor Scassa Publishes New Book on the Sharing Economy

  Posted on Monday, December 3, 2018

  

  Professor Teresa Scassa has co-edited a new book, alongside Derek McKee of the Université de Montréal and Finn Makela of the Université de Sherbrooke, entitled Law and the “Sharing Economy”: Regulating Online Market Platforms.

• Professors Micheal Gesit and Jeremy de Beer appeared before the House of Commons

  Posted on Thursday, November 29, 2018

  

  On November 27th, 2018, Professors Michael Geist and Jeremy de Beer, members of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society, appeared before the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage (CHPC).

• Michael Geist honoured with CJFE Vox Libera Award

  Posted on Tuesday, November 27, 2018

  

  Professor Michael Geist is among those who'll be recognized this week by Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE).

• Three CLTS members appeared before the Senate of Canada to discuss Bill C-86 and Canada’s IP Strategy

  Posted on Thursday, November 22, 2018

  On November 21, 2018, Profs Teresa Scassa, Jeremy de Beer, and Michael Geist, members of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society, appeared before the Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce.

• CIPPIC intervened before the Supreme Court in Telus v Wellman

  Posted on Wednesday, November 7, 2018

  

  On November 6th, 2018, the  Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy & Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) intervened before the Supreme Court of Canada in TELUS Communications Inc. v. Wellman.

• Professor Teresa Scassa Wins University of Ottawa 2018 Open Scholarship Award

  Posted on Thursday, November 1, 2018

  

  Professor Teresa Scassa has been awarded the University of Ottawa Library’s 2018 Open Scholarship Award, which recognizes faculty members who demonstrate excellence in supporting and practicing open scholarship.

• Call for applications for the 2019 « Technoships »

  Posted on Thursday, November 1, 2018

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• Mary Cavanagh and her team intervened before the CRTC in the Inquiry regarding the retail sales practices of Canada’s large telecommunications carriers

  Posted on Monday, October 22, 2018

  Prof Mary Cavanagh, a member of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society, Kristianne Anor, Sean Grassie, and Tara Hristov, the research assistants, intervened before the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in the Inquiry regarding the retail sales practices of Canada’s large telecommunications carriers.