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World Economic Forum Ranks Canada Ahead of U.S. on Intellectual Property Protection:
“While the U.S. and copyright lobby groups continue to propagate the myth that Canada fares poorly on IP protection, it turns out that global business executives see it somewhat differently. If Industry Minister Jim Prentice is serious about addressing Canada’s competitiveness concerns, global [...]

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Cal State University fires Quaker for inserting “nonviolently” into loyalty oath - Boing Boing
Canada Stuck in the Slow Lane on Traffic Shaping Debate - Michael Geist
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Predictify Prediction Market Platform Launches with Freakonomics - Mashable

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Industry Minister Jim Prentice, seemingly an advocate for the rights of consumers following his spectrum auction announcement, has demonstrated a rather sickening disregard for Canadians recently.
CBC’s Search Engine podcast and its viewers, like many Canadians, have been concerned about an impending Canadian-style Digital Millennium Copyright Act — drafted in the coke-dusted, vodka-drenched backrooms of the [...]

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