Law Prof, CRC in Internet and E-commerce Law @uocommonlaw @LawBytesPod Mastodon: https://xitter.cf/t.co/i2Y7ZQJ4PS | @mgeist@mas.to https://xitter.cf/t.co/3QZfqszBsa https://xitter.cf/t.co/F736lh0mJt
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Michael Geist retweeted
The students at TMU will move on. But the F4P - Faculty for Palestine - will continue to send out a new generation of kids to get arrested, and then complain they were brutalized. The rot is deep.
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Michael Geist retweeted
The Bill C-22 timeline: new police powers in 180 days, first regulations take 18 months to two years, the rest up to five years, secret ministerial orders could come before the regs, and a full parliamentary review might not occur for seven or eight years.
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Officials say Bill C-22’s regulations could take five years. The Senate is being asked to approve a surveillance and data retention framework without knowing who it covers, what they must build, what data on Canadians it will retain, or what it will cost.
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Michael Geist retweeted
Today I spoke in the House of Commons explaining why anti-Zionism is a form of antisemitism. Criticizing Israel’s government is legitimate. Calling for Israel’s destruction is not.
Michael Geist retweeted
Three years after October 7th, the initial shock has become a relentless series of shockwaves. Israelis and diaspora Jews have since shared many of the same experiences, dominated by denial, repeated antisemitic violence, and a deep sense of betrayal.
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Michael Geist retweeted
More than a dozen shootings and firebombings of Canadian synagogues and Jewish schools since October 7th. A Yom Kippur attack in Belleville. My reflections on why many Jews no longer trust that when attacked, friends and institutions will stand with them.
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Michael Geist retweeted
Cloud and AI providers can change their privacy terms well after an institution approves a service. Our report for the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario examines this privacy drift in the public sector. Thanks to the IPC for its support. ipc.on.ca/en/resources/resea…
Michael Geist retweeted
Opinion: There’s nothing to praise about the Oct. 7 attacks. A Canadian literary journal disagrees
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Michael Geist retweeted
.@signalapp VP @udbhav_tiwari says the company is still ready to shut down its Canadian operations if Bill C-22 becomes law.
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Michael Geist retweeted
Canada's plan to seek "associated country status" under the EU's proposed Cloud and AI Development Act would leave its privacy law, lawful access powers and cloud procurement subject to EU approval. Similar demands from the U.S. would cause outrage.
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Michael Geist retweeted
Marshall Law - Canada is proud to represent 12 Jewish teachers in a human rights proceeding against various teachers unions and school boards in Ontario. Our clients have experienced unacceptable forms of discrimination and we look forward to fighting for accountability and justice. The examples of what these teachers face in their workplace is horrifying:
"One teacher accuses the Toronto District School Board of failing to investigate after a swastika was drawn on a desk in her classroom. A Simcoe County District School Board teacher, meanwhile, alleges he watched a student go unpunished after drawing a swastika on a chart in the classroom, and that another student was singing a Hitler-related anthem at recess"
Michael Geist retweeted
CIPPIC is hiring! We're looking to fill two positions. A Senior Staff Legal Counsel to work across our public interest technology law mandate, and a Staff Legal Counsel to advance our digital rights work. Learn more and apply: cippic.ca/careers
Michael Geist retweeted
The government's encryption compromise in Bill C-22 doesn't work. Police say it does little to change what they can already obtain. Tech companies, industry groups, and security experts say it still leaves users at risk. The Senate needs to pick a side.
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Michael Geist retweeted
Michael Geist(@mgeist): Ontario is done waiting for universities to act on campus antisemitism. thehub.ca/2026/09/28/michael…
Michael Geist retweeted
Another Ontario man was arrested on Sunday for threats against the Jewish community, according to a statement by the Waterloo Regional Police.
A 33-year-old Kitchener man was charged for hate-motivated threats to cause death after police were notified of a Saturday livestream in which the suspect made threats and antisemitic remarks against Jewish community members.
The incident comes after an arrest in Durham last Saturday for threats against Canadian Jews, and the Belleville shooting last Sunday targeting a synagogue that seriously wounded a police officer.
Michael Geist retweeted
We haven’t started to grapple with the fact that there was a terror attack targeting Jews in Canada this week that would have been a massacre but for police guarding the synagogue. Years of failed leadership have led to the normalization of antisemitism on both the left and right
Michael Geist retweeted
KINSELLA: Jewish journalist faces discipline at CBC after documenting pro-Palestine protest
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Michael Geist retweeted
Bill C-22 makes Canada an untenable place for most tech companies to operate in, foreign and domestic. With trade uncertainty already hanging over the Canada-U.S. relationship, and a government that says it wants foreign investment, there has never been a better time to fix (delete) this misguided bill. It is in direct conflict with attracting the capital our government claims to want, and literally forces existing Canadian companies to take their taxable revenue elsewhere.
More than 20 Canadian and European tech companies and organizations sent an open letter urging the Canadian government to amend Bill C-22 before it becomes law.
The bill could leave Canadians’ data less secure, undermine encryption, and make Canada a harder place for tech companies to invest and grow.
“A backdoor for law enforcement is a backdoor for everyone.”
Read more: progresschamber.org/resource…
Michael Geist retweeted
The Senate is expected to take up second reading of Bill C-22 this fall.
@Apple, @Windscribe, @Tailscale, @signalapp, and more are sounding the alarm about what it could mean for user privacy. 🔒
Privacy and security are central to the technology we build. That’s why we joined other Canadian and European tech organizations in a new letter outlining concerns about Bill C-22.
fixc22.ca
Michael Geist retweeted
Some NPR podcasts started getting mysterious comments on Spotify. They made no sense to the staff reading them – until someone from a younger generation cracked the code.
Hear the story: link.podtrac.com/phns92ui
Michael Geist retweeted
Fundraising campaign set up for Belleville Synagogue
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