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The Centre for  Law, Technology and Society is pleased to announce that Professor Elizabeth Dubois has been named to the Board of Directors of CIVIX.

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, 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 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.

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).

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

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.

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 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.

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