Canada's First and Only Public Interest Technology Law Clinic

May 29, 2026

Bill C-22: New Powers, Old Problems

Bill C‑22’s overbreadth and weak safeguards risks allowing secret surveillance of Canadians via any digital service. Intrusions on civil liberties need proven necessity and accountability. Read our report on how to keep Bill C-22's lawful access powers bounded and secure our right to privacy.

Apr 29, 2026

CIPPIC Granted Leave to Intervene in NHK Spring Co. Ltd. v. Cheung at the Supreme Court of Canada

The appeal concerns the rules for assuming jurisdiction over foreign defendants when tortious conduct occurs abroad but causes harm in Canada.

Jun 3, 2026

Toward a Framework for Rights-Based AI Regulation in Canada

CIPPIC has submitted a legislative brief to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology (INDU) Study on Opportunities, Risks, and Regulation of AI in Canada’s Strategic Industries.

The Tumbler Ridge Shooting and Canada’s AI Accountability Gap

Six months ago, I wrote a post arguing for stronger protections for minors on AI platforms, calling for shared responsibility among developers, legislators, parents, and educators. The Tumbler Ridge mass shooting has made the need for these protections impossible to ignore. It has forced Canada to open a policy conversation it can no longer defer. In the aftermath of this tragedy, the chambers of commerce in Tumbler Ridge and Prince George are urging Ottawa and the governmen

Danielle Giansante

May 27

Is the "Law of the Horse" finally failing us? Why Canadian IP can’t just "absorb" AI

The emergence of advanced AI and the real possibility of future systems approaching Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is not merely a new factual scenario for old statutes. It signals a structural challenge to the Canadian intellectual property framework itself. Canadian legal culture has long been guided by the “Law of the Horse”, Frank Easterbrook’s warning that technology-specific legislation is usually unnecessary. This narrative holds that the Copyright Act and Paten

Gareth Spanglett

Apr 23

This Gemini-generated photo illustrates how agentic generative AI might cause potential harm.

When AI Agents Go Rogue on Your Machine

The Moltbook breach of January 31, 2026 exposed 1.5 million API keys stored in plaintext, and it was only the beginning. What the incident truly revealed is a widening gap between how AI now operates and the legal frameworks meant to govern it. To understand why, it helps to rewind. Moltbook is a social platform built on OpenClaw, an open-source framework for agentic AI: software that does not just answer questions but executes tasks independently, reading your files, runni

Vera Bi

Apr 7

Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic