Michael Geist: Below the surface of the Liberal government's effort to crack down on big tech lies an even bigger threat—the implications for free speech in Canada macleans.ca/opinion/the-re…

See below which countries support the #TRIPSwaiver which would halt IP/patents on COVID-19 medicines, vaccines, and other health tools, until global herd immunity is reached. (Helping manufacturers scale up production of these lifesaving tools). More info: msf.me/TRIPSmap

Not every day the Prime Minister is asked to respond to your tweet. Only wish Justin Trudeau would have addressed the real issue: Bill C-10 regulates user generated content and grants the CRTC the power to regulate what Canadians see in their TikTok, Youtube, and Instagram feeds.

Time for Canada to stand up for equitable, universal access to vaccines. theglobeandmail.com/world/article-…

Patents cannot stand in the way of global solutions to COVID-19, @c_clavette and I argued over a year ago. Help make it happen, Canada. cigionline.org/articles/paten… CIGI Geoffrey York

International Trade, Intellectual Property, and Innovation Policy — Richard Gold E. Richard Gold and I provide contextual analysis for waiving IP rights for COVID-19 vaccines: canlii.org/en/commentary/…

International trade law on vaccine patents can be hard to understand. To see why waiving intellectual property rules at the World Trade Organization would be a very big deal, watch this film for some history on the issue: 📽 netflix.com/title/70268209 @DylanMohanGray Fire in the Blood.

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 88: Ellen 'T Hoen (Ellen 't Hoen - @ellenthoen.bsky.social) on Waiving Patents to Support Global Access to COVID Vaccines michaelgeist.ca/2021/05/law-by…

Open AIR's Prof Caroline B Ncube will be speaking at this event on Thursday. Interested in the TRIPS Waiver debates from a South African perspective? Check it out!

Congrats Katie Szilagyi !! And congrats Robson Hall !!

Justice Abella leaves the #SCC courtroom for the last time. The Court’s longest-serving current member will continue to work on judgments for cases she heard before retiring, effective July 1. All the best Justice Abella! #judges #cdnlaw

After Justice Abella’s incredibly moving remarks, I can tell you there was not a dry eye in our virtual courtroom.