C-28 Receives Royal Assent
By Shaun Brown: It's been a long time coming, but Canada finally has an anti-spam law. Bill C-28, the law with no name, was just passed. First introduced in April 2009 as C-27, the Electronic Commerce Protection Act, it died when parliament was prorogued in...
Déja-Vu All Over Again! C-28 Goes to Senate Committee
C-28 finished second reading in the Senate yesterday, and has been refered to the Standing Committee on Transport & Communications for review.
C-28 & C-29 Up for 3rd Vote in House of Commons
On Monday and Tuesday we will call ... Bill C-28, fighting Internet and wireless spam - Government House Leader John Baird | The Weekly Statement Monday's Projected Order of Business indicates C-28 and C-29 are on the docket for today, Monday, November 22....
How do you make CAN SPAM even weaker?
CAUCE has never been a fan of the CAN SPAM act, which we consider to be far too weak. But as if that weren't bad enough, in the Ninth Circuit in the western US, some poorly considered legal cases have made it impossible for anyone even to get a CAN SPAM case into...
C-28 The Law of The Land!
VICTORY! It’s been a long time coming, but Canada has an anti-spam law, and one, which sets a new world standard, and a tough, but fair, opt-in protocol for everyone in North America who sends commercial email and other electronic messages.Yesterday, The...
Remembering the Good Times
The most effective early email-borne viruses didn’t need botnets. They didn’t change your computer settings, or steal your login credentials. And they somehow convinced regular users to help them spread.
New Fear, Uncertainty & Doubt about C-28
Recently, a press release from a small anti-spam company was sent out. It was filled with self-serving assertions and incorrect statements purporting to be fact.
Industry, Science and Technology Report on Canadian Anti-spam bill C-28 tabled in the House of Commons
November 03, 2010. Mr. David Sweet (Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale, CPC): Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 10th report of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology. In accordance with its order of...
Canadian Anti-spam Bill C-28 Goes to senate Committee Tuesday Dec. 14
TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS NOTICE OF MEETINGTuesday, December 14, 20109:30 a.m.Room 2, Victoria Building 140 Wellington Street Clerk: Keli Hogan (613-993-9021) (Televised live on PTN) Webcast of Senate Meetings :...
Bill C-28 to be given 2nd Reading in Senate Friday, November 26
Canada's anti-spam bill, C-28 was given a first reading Wednesday, November 24: Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam BillFirst ReadingThe Hon. the Speaker informed the Senate that a message had been received from the House of Commons with Bill C-28, An Act to...
Canadian Anti-spam Bill C-28 up for 3rd Reading in The House 10 a.m. Nov. 16
The Projected Order of Business for Tuesday, November 16, 2010 says: C-28 — The Minister of Industry — Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act — Report stageCommittee Report — presented on Wednesday, November 3, 2010, Sessional Paper No. 8510-403-120.Motion for third...
C-28 (but not FISA) Passes Industry Committee
Canadian Anti-spam bill C-28 passed through House of Commons Industry, Science and Technology committee in 48 minutes. One objection was made to the short title, and it was removed from the bill. No other amendments were made. The bill now goes back to the...
