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Canada needs academic, industry collaboration to fix the internet, not rushed legislation

Canada can get serious about making the internet better by setting rules for data sharing and creating a multi-national institute for studying the information environment.

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BY ALICIA WANLESS AND JACOB N. SHAPIRO
May 20, 2021

Opinion | BY ALICIA WANLESS AND JACOB N. SHAPIRO | May 20, 2021

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Canada needs academic, industry collaboration to fix the internet, not rushed legislation

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