Board Nomination Information 2021 – AGM
The role of the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Internet Society Canada Chapter (“ISCC”) is to provide strategic direction and oversight to help guide ISCC as it fulfills its mandate to be a recognized thought leader in the advancement of sound Internet policy development, education and related activities in Canada…...
ISCC submission to the Commons Committee on Broadcasting in re C-10
Presentation of the Internet Society, Canada Chapter, on Bill C-10, amendments to the Broadcasting Act Greetings, ladies and gentlemen. I am speaking today on behalf of the Internet Society, Canada Chapter. We are the independent Canadian chapter of the worldwide Internet Society. The Internet Society Canada Chapter (ISCC) is a…...
Response to the Final Report of the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review Panel
The final report of the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislation Review Panel (the Panel) is fundamentally flawed. Its central thrust – to regulate internet content and service providers through both the Broadcasting and Telecommunications acts – is inapt as well as unconstitutional. The two acts are properly narrowly focused to deal…...
The Basic Problem: everything was seen as “broadcasting”
The Basic Problem: everything was seen as “broadcasting” Occasionally a disaster brings a dose of reality into the consideration of abstract issues. The COVID19 pandemic points out a glaring mistake at the heart of the BTLR report. All over North America, demand for telecommunications services is surging. Businesses are responding…...
Application for Commission approval to allow the Bell Companies to temporarily block certain verified fraudulent and scam voice calls on a trial basis
CRTC File: 8638-B2-201905879 Submission of the Internet Society Canada Chapter Who we are The Internet Society Canada Chapter (ISCC) is a not-for-profit corporation that engages on internet legal and policy issues to advocate for an open, accessible and affordable internet for Canadians. An open internet means one in which ideas…...
ISOC Global Headlines
- At the 2021 Asia-Pacific Community Networks Summit: Innovating Policymaking to Connect the Unconnected September 22, 2021
- The Week in Internet News: Internet Service Through Beams of Light September 20, 2021
- New MANRS Equipment Vendor Program Launched To Improve Internet Routing Security September 15, 2021
- Make the Switch for Global Encryption Day September 13, 2021
- The Week in Internet News: U.K. Government Pushes Against Encrypted Photos September 13, 2021
- Internet News: Satellite Broadband Might Bypass Internet Blocking September 6, 2021