Senate should amend confidential information provision in C-18

The Senate will review Bill C-18, the Online News Act, next week. Hopefully it will be a thorough review and improve this very deficient bill. Its constitutionality is doubtful, it is unclear what will be the subject matter of the mandated negotiation, and its implementation will be problematic. One can only hope that the Senate can remedy some of these issues.

However, in addition, there is one glaring legal mistake that requires fixing. Section 36 of the bill passed by the . . .

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Konrad von Finckenstein

Konrad von Finckenstein is a Canadian public servant who has worked in the areas of trade, commercial, competition and communications law. He was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2022.