Laying the Foundation for Copyright Policy and Practice in Canadian Universities
Lisa Di Valentino will be defending her Ph.D. Dissertation entitled “Laying the Foundation for Copyright Policy and Practice in Canadian Universities” on Tuesday November 29th. The public is invited to her public lecture at 1 pm in 114 North Campus…
Submission to London City Council on Secondary Dwelling Units By-Law
Here are the written comments I’ve submitted to the London City Council on the Secondary Dwelling Units by-law that will be going to full Council at their August 30th meeting. . . . . From: Samuel Trosow, <strosow@uwo.ca> To: Members,…
Submission to OPC on Privacy and Consent
Here is my Submission (with co-authors Scott Tremblay and Daniel Weiss) to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for their consultation on Privacy and Consent under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act. Summary of Submission of Samuel Trosow, Scott…
Canada Post Review Submission
Here is my (very brief) submission to the first phase of the Canada Post Review Task Force consultation (which closes today) . . . July 31, 2016 To the Members of the Canada Post Review Task Force: Since the new…
New CCPA Report on TPP
This new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives finds the TPP will …negatively impact the Canadian automotive industry, undermining the competitiveness of assembly and small and medium-sized auto parts plant . . .- The Devil is in the…
Kingston Public Library patron conduct code faces scrutiny
At its March 2016 meeting, the Kingston-Frontenac Library Board passed a revised Code of Conduct for library patrons in this Ontario community. Opposition to the new Code started to grow amid growing concern that the policy was particularly aimed at…
Wikileaks releases final TPP IP Chapter
Wikileaks has released the final negotiated text for the TPP’s Intellectual Property Chapter. It is posted at https://wikileaks.org/tpp-ip3/ along with several links to analysis. Significant provisions were included in earlier leaked versions of the text and have been the subject…
CUPW releases research study on loss of home mail delivery
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has released a comprehensive paper that discusses the economic, social and political implications of Canada Post Corporation’s (CPC’s) decision to replace residential mail delivery with community mailboxes (CMBs.) The study examined CPCs recent economic…
Submission to Goudge Review of UWO Board of Governors
Submission of Samuel E. Trosow to Goudge Review – May 29, 2015 At the outset, I would like to state my position that the terms of reference for this review are too narrow. A much broader inquiry is needed that…
Beyond the Money: Understanding the UWO salary scandal, Bill C-51 and Canada Post austerity as the attack on the public sphere
This is a guest posting, written by Nikola Mitrovic….. Beyond the money: Understanding the UWO salary scandal, Bill-C-51 and Canada Post austerity as the attack on the public sphere The 2015 salary scandal at the University of Western Ontario (UWO)…
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