Digital sovereignty is hot the digital policy phrase of the moment driving discussion on Canadian digital policy involving AI, digital infrastructure, privacy, and cultural policy among others. Yet despite its widespread use, its meaning remains opaque as it often used to frame – or reframe – longstanding policy positions. The government has begun to flesh out
The Canadian government yesterday tabled its Budget Implementation Act. Running at over 600 pages, the bill includes several notable provisions related to digital policy including the repeal of the Digital Services Tax, the restoration of a privacy provision in the Broadcasting Act that was mistakenly deleted (yet no one noticed for two years), adding
The UK’s first “Copyright vs. AI” decision (Getty Images (US) Inc & ors vs. Stability AI Limited [2025] EWHC 2863 (Ch)) marks a clear win for the artificial intelligence industry. The English High Court raised the rhetorical question on the industry’s lips, “whether this judgment will, in reality, have anything to say on the balance
Artificial intelligence (AI) poses a clear and present danger to our money and our markets. With AI, bad actors and rogue nations can readily and cheaply engage in market manipulation, financial misinformation, and regulatory misconduct that threaten the stability, integrity, and security of our financial system as never before. The intelligence behind this new technology
The government’s AI consultation concluded at the end of October with expectations that a strategy will emerge before the end of the year. I participated in the consultation with a brief submission and in an appearance as a witness before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage for its study on the effectiveness of technological advances
AI Minister Evan Solomon’s AI public consultation – framed as a 30 day sprint – wrapped up last week with expectations that the government will unveil a new AI strategy by the end of the year. Much of the emphasis to date has focused on how Canada can ensure that it is an AI leader
The government, led by AI Minister Evan Solomon, is currently conducting a short consultation on AI regulation that has attracted criticism for its short time frame. At the same time however, the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage has been working through a study on AI and the creative sector that may be more limited in
In recent years, state Attorneys General (AGs) have taken a more active approach in antitrust enforcement matters related to mergers and acquisitions. For example, earlier this year, laws in Washington and Colorado requiring parties to submit pre-merger notification filings went into effect. AGs are also generally enforcing the antitrust laws more aggressively — ensuring that
On October 6, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law California Senate Bill No. 763 (SB 763), effective January 1, 2026, which increases the maximum corporate criminal antitrust penalties in California to $6 million and provides for new civil penalties of up to $1 million in cases brought by the California attorney general. The new
Bill S-209, the legislative effort to establish age verification requirements for sites and services that are said to facilitate access to pornography, is back. The bill has some modest improvements from the earlier S-210, but the core concerns – overbroad scope that lumps in social media companies, Internet providers, and AI services with pornography sites,