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Law Prof, CRC in Internet and E-commerce Law
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If you follow me for Canadian digital policy, copyright, and AI regulation, the deeper analysis lives on my Substack - including every Law Bytes podcast episode embedded in full.

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Signal may exit Canada over Bill C-22 given the bill's metadata retention rules and the risks to encryption and user privacy. Signal’s Udbhav Tiwari joins the Law Bytes podcast to explain why the company says it cannot comply and what could come next.
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www.michaelgeist.ca The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 282: Udbhav Tiwari on Why Signal May Exit Canada Over Bill C-22’s... A Senate committee has begun hearings into Bill C-22, the government’s lawful access bill that requires a wide range of services to disclose subscriber information, retain metadata for months, and...
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The broadcast lobby asked for the journalism tax credit and got it almost line by line: $85 million a year permanently for Bell, Rogers, Corus and Quebecor, more than the entire program paid out to every newspaper and digital outlet in 2024.
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www.michaelgeist.ca From Making Web Giants Pay to Paying Media Giants: Budget 2026 Replaces the Government’s Internet... The government’s Budget 2026 made culture a major focus, with headlines trumpeting billions in spending and a potential new personal income tax credit for creators. One aspect that should not get...
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Michael Geist Weekly Digest #32: Budget 2026 and the end of the “web giants pay” strategy, the Bill C-34 House debate, lawful access at the Senate, Canada’s first digital trade agreement, and Law Bytes on Europe’s digital sovereignty push
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www.linkedin.com Weekly Digest #32: Budget 2026 and the End of the “Web Giants Pay”, Bill C-34 House Debate, Lawful... Michael Geist Weekly Digest, Issue #32 | November 6, 2026 Budget 2026 quietly closed the book on a decade of “make web giants pay” Internet policy, replacing platform contributions with roughly $1.5...
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The journalism tax credit now extends to Bell, Rogers, Corus and Quebecor: $501M over five years, $85M a year permanently. Nearly every major news organization now depends on federal support. Companies reliant on government are less likely to criticize it.
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www.michaelgeist.ca From Making Web Giants Pay to Paying Media Giants: Budget 2026 Replaces the Government’s Internet... The government’s Budget 2026 made culture a major focus, with headlines trumpeting billions in spending and a potential new personal income tax credit for creators. One aspect that should not get...