Given concerns about what the U.S. envisioned for “digital trade alignment,” consider the possibility that the package required Canada to keep its cloud market open to U.S. companies, gave them…

Psiphon, which helps people living in oppressive regimes evade online censorship, says Bill C-22 would compel it to help build a surveillance system in this country

Given concerns about what the U.S. envisioned for “digital trade alignment,” consider the possibility that the package required Canada to keep its cloud market open to U.S. companies, gave them…

Michael Geist Weekly Digest #27: Bill C-22 and the encryption question facing the Senate, the digital trade law buried in Bill C-39, Ontario's new directive on campus antisemitism, and the CBC and the...

Earlier this month, Jewish students at Wilfrid Laurier University returned to their residence after Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, to find that the mezuzahs affixed to their doors had been torn…

Bill C-22, the government’s lawful access legislation, is awaiting Senate consideration this fall with the encryption provisions likely to be the centre of attention given diametrically opposing…

Bill C-22, the government’s lawful access legislation, is awaiting Senate consideration this fall with the encryption provisions likely to be the centre of attention given diametrically opposing…

Last week, CBC journalist Neil Herland was reportedly pulled from the air and brought before a disciplinary hearing after posting a tweet thread about being taunted on his way to the Song Shul's Yom…

Last week, CBC journalist Neil Herland was reportedly pulled from the air and brought before a disciplinary hearing after posting a tweet thread about being taunted on his way to the Song Shul's Yom K...

The government introduced Bill C-39, the Building Canada Strong Act, last week, and while it emphasized faster project approvals, public discussion has focused almost entirely on the implications for…

Demonstrators protest after removing a pro-Palestinian encampment, set up on the University of Toronto campus on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press

The government introduced Bill C-39, the Building Canada Strong Act, last week, and while it emphasized faster project approvals, public discussion has focused almost entirely on the implications for…

Michael Geist Weekly Digest Issue #26 | September 25, 2026 This was meant to be a short week: with Yom Kippur falling on Monday, the plan was a post on the government's AI transparency consultation an...

Public Safety Canada released its summer progress report on the National Commitments to Combat Antisemitism yesterday, days after the Yom Kippur attack on the Sons of Jacob synagogue in Belleville.…

Public Safety Canada released its summer progress report on the National Commitments to Combat Antisemitism yesterday, days after the Yom Kippur attack on the Sons of Jacob synagogue in Belleville. Mo...

The government maintains Bill C-22 will protect end-to-end encryption, but companies are worried the bill would weaken cybersecurity

The shooting outside the Sons of Jacob synagogue in Belleville on the eve of Yom Kippur should not have come as a surprise to anyone who has been paying attention to the government’s own threat…

The shooting outside the Sons of Jacob synagogue in Belleville on the eve of Yom Kippur should not have come as a surprise to anyone who has been paying attention to the government’s own threat assess...

The government’s consultation on AI transparency closed yesterday. My submission builds on appearances before the House of Commons Industry committee, the Senate Transport and Communications…

I came out of Yom Kippur services on Monday evening to the news of a terror attack on Sunday night at the Sons of Jacob synagogue in Belleville, Ontario. Reports indicate that the shooter drove up in…

The government’s consultation on AI transparency closed yesterday. My submission builds on appearances before the House of Commons Industry committee, the Senate Transport and Communications…

Belleville police officers risked their lives to stop a gunman outside a synagogue. Surely, politicians can find a fraction of that bravery

The Canadian Armed Forces confirmed Sean Ward served in the military until 2022.

I came out of Yom Kippur services on Monday evening to the news of a terror attack on Sunday night at the Sons of Jacob synagogue in Belleville, Ontario. Reports indicate that the shooter drove up in…

A recent court filing confirmed Ottawa hasn’t changed its position after Canadian negotiators ended discussions with their American counterparts.

I came out of Yom Kippur services on Monday evening to the news of a terror attack on Sunday night at the Sons of Jacob synagogue in Belleville, Ontario. Reports indicate that the shooter drove up in…

I came out of Yom Kippur services on Monday evening to the news of a terror attack on Sunday night at the Sons of Jacob synagogue in Belleville, Ontario. Reports indicate that the shooter drove up in ...

I came out of Yom Kippur services on Monday evening to the news of a terror attack on Sunday night at the Sons of Jacob synagogue in Belleville, Ontario. Reports indicate that the shooter drove up in…

Michael Geist Weekly Digest Issue #25 | September 18, 2026 This is a two-week issue, since last week brought only a single post. Antisemitism is the dominant subject: a Hub op-ed on the return of camp...

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Canada’s pivot to Europe continues to accelerate with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech to the European Parliament today, the call for Canada to become the first “associate member” of the EU, negoti...

Canada’s pivot to Europe continues to accelerate with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech to the European Parliament today, the call for Canada to become the first “associate member” of the EU,…

Canada’s pivot to Europe continues to accelerate with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech to the European Parliament today, the call for Canada to become the first “associate member” of the EU,…

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In 1926, McGill University’s dean of arts, Ira MacKay, urged the university to establish a quota on the admission of Jewish students, writing that “the Jewish people are of no use to us in this…

In 1926, McGill University’s dean of arts, Ira MacKay, urged the university to establish a quota on the admission of Jewish students, writing that “the Jewish people are of no use to us in this…

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins at sundown tonight. This year, it falls at the same time as the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks and weeks before the third anniversary of the…

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins at sundown tonight. This year, it falls at the same time as the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks and weeks before the third anniversary of the…

Michael Geist Weekly Digest Issue #24 | September 4, 2026 The week's two posts share a common thread: what digital sovereignty and platform regulation actually require, as distinct from what the headl...

From constitutional rulings to firm-wide AI rollouts, these influential lawyers are taking Canada’s legal system forward

I woke up early on Monday morning for 14 interviews focused on digital sovereignty on CBC Radio stations across the country (here’s the Manitoba version). Most opened the discussion by asking what dig...

I woke up early on Monday morning for 14 interviews focused on digital sovereignty on CBC Radio stations across the country (here’s the Manitoba version). Most opened the discussion by asking what dig...

The proposed settlement between Meta and 51 U.S. state attorneys general, filed last week and still subject to court approval, ranks among the biggest developments in technology litigation in years, f...

Michael Geist Weekly Digest Issue #23 | August 28, 2026 The collapse of the Canada-U.S.