Government proposals to amend CPPA and AIDA: the good, the bad, and the challenges ahead Part 1

In response to criticisms about Bill C-27, the Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022, and especially criticisms related to AIDA, the Government disclosed amendments it proposes to make while the Bill is before the INDU Committee. This blog focuses on the proposed amendments and, in particular, the areas where the Minister’s proposed amendments have helped to move the Bill in the right direction or have failed to address or failed adequately to address criticisms of the Bill.
I first provide some background explaining the genesis of the amendments and then provide an analysis of the amendments.…