The Quebec government intends to interfere in commerce on the Internet, the free choice of Quebecers to choose with whom to do business, and to require ISPs to establish an architecture of censorship, all with a view to driving users willy-nilly to Quebec’s official gabling site. These measures were announced…...
Tim Denton, Chair of ISCC Appointee to ICANN ALAC
Announcement https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-09-25-en Timothy Denton is a lawyer and an adjudicator who practices principally in relation to technology issues: Internet governance, domain names, and 9-1-1 policy matters. He was a member of the CRTC (the Canadian broadcast and telecom regulator) from 2008-2013. As of January 1st, 2009, Timothy was elected to…...
ISCC Letter to M. Carlos Leitão, Ministre des Finances, Gouvernement du Québec
Letter from Tim Denton, Chair of ISCC French Version of Letter- Updated Sept 3rd, 2015 21 août 2015 M. Carlos Leitão Ministre des Finances Gouvernement du Québec ministre@finances.gouv.qc.ca Objet : Mesures en matière de fournisseurs de service Internet et de jeux de hasard et d’argent en ligne au Québec Monsieur le…...
Letter to the Minister of Finance Quebec on Gambling legislation [EN/FR]
August 4, 2015 Mr. Carlos Leitao Minister of Finance Government of Quebec minister@finances.gouv.qc.ca Measures in Regard to ISPs and Quebec’s Gambling Website Dear Sir: The Internet Society of Canada and the Internet Society of Quebec seek a joint meeting with you and your advisors in regard to the measures proposed…...
ISOC InterCommunity 2015- July 7
https://www.internetsociety.org/intercommunity2015/ 7-8 July 2015 A global meeting of the Internet Society, on the Internet, for the Internet. This one-of-a-kind community event will give you the opportunity to share your unique perspectives on key Internet topics and issues. Connect with the Internet Society Board of Trustees Exchange ideas with Members around…...
ISCC Supports the OpenStand Principles for Standards and Innovation
Internet Society Canada Chapter Evan Leibovitch has signed on to endorse and encourage the efforts of the OpenStand community, and its core principles for open standards and bottom-up processes. We encourage our members and followers to read and understand OpenStand’s principles for standards development and adoption, which focus on five…...
ISOC Canada Supports International Principles on Human Rights Regarding Surveillance
Today the Internet Society Canada Chapter (ISOC Canada) is joining people and organizations around the world in supporting the International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance that has been developed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation in collaboration with others around the world. These principles outline a…...
CIGI Internet Governance Conference
Evan and Glenn participated in the CIGI Internet Governance Conference in Waterloo with approximately 40 thinkers on Internet Governance issues. CIGI took a leadership role led by Dr. Gordon Smith and Mark Raymond to bring these leaders together providing insights of the various multi-stakeholder positions. The event highlight was Dr.…...
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