Episode 27: Digital Policy and Election 2019: Laura Tribe of OpenMedia on Where the Parties Stand

Published: Oct. 22, 2021, 7:24 p.m.

b'Digital issues were expected to garner attention in the 2019 Canadian federal election campaign. Over the course of the past few weeks, all the main political parties have had something to say about the high cost of cellphone prices in Canada and the prospect of implementing new taxes on tech companies. Laura Tribe, the Executive Director of OpenMedia, joined the podcast to talk about election 2019 and digital policies in a conversation that focused on wireless services and Internet taxes as well as privacy, intermediary liability, trade, and copyright.\\nThe podcast can be downloaded here and is embedded below. The transcript is posted at the bottom of this post or can be accessed here. Subscribe to the podcast via Apple Podcast, Google Play, Spotify or the RSS feed. Updates on the podcast on Twitter at @Lawbytespod.\\n\\nCredits:\\n\\n Global News, Canada Election: Justin Trudeau Announces Cell Phone Cuts, Change to Taxes\\nCBC News, Andrew Scheer\\u2019s Full Post-Debate Scrum\\nCTV News, NDP Unveils Plan to Reduce Canadian\\u2019s Internet and Cellphone Bills\\nCTV News, Elizabeth May Unveils Green Party Platform in Toronto\\nTranscript:\\n\\n\\n\\nLawBytes Podcast \\u2013 Episode 27 transcript powered by Sonix\\u2014the best audio to text transcription service\\nLawBytes Podcast \\u2013 Episode 27 was automatically transcribed by Sonix with the latest audio-to-text algorithms. This transcript may contain errors. Sonix is the best way to convert your audio to text in 2019. \\nMichael Geist: \\nThis is Law Bytes, a podcast with Michael Geist.\\nJustin Tru'