Today, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, Honourable Navdeep Bains, and the Minister of Canadian Heritage, the Honourable M茅lanie Joly, the launch of the long-awaited review of the Broadcasting Act, the Telecommunications Act, and the Radiocommunication Act.
The review will be led by a panel of seven experts that will include , a Faculty Member at the Centre for Law, Technology and Society and an Associate Professor in the Common Law Section at the University of Ottawa.
Following the announcement, Professor Pavlovi膰 said: 鈥淚 am incredibly honoured and quite excited to have been appointed to this Panel. I am looking forward to engaging on communications, broadcasting, and telecommunication law and policy in the next eighteen months.鈥
Joining Professor Pavlovi膰 on the seven-member panel is , a partner at Denton, who鈥檚 teaching 鈥淐ommunications Law鈥 at the University of Ottawa鈥檚 Common Law Section as part of our Law and Technology program.
As stated by the Government of Canada鈥檚 announcement, the panel will 鈥渆ngage with the industry, creators, and Canadians鈥攊ncluding those from Indigenous and official-language minority communities鈥攊n order to ensure that Canada's communications legislation takes full advantage of the benefits that the digital age brings to our country.鈥
With 2 panel members picked by the Government of Canada from its Law and Technology program, the University of Ottawa confirms, once again, its leadership in the field. The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is definitely the place for students to learn and research the law and policy of technology in Canada and in the World.
Congratulations to Professors Pavlovi膰 and Song!