CBC: TransPacific Partnership puts Canadian IT at disadvantage, says Michael Geist

Under the ‪#‎TPP‬, our digital policy rules won't reflect Canadian interests and sensibilities any more. Do we want that? Learn more below and speak out against this dangerous deal: http://om4.me/Zoe Article by CBC News 

Digital guru Michael Geist says the TransPacific Partnership trade agreement has a "made in America" approach to the technology sector that may well put Canadian companies at a disadvantage.

"I think when you look at the digital policies, things like copyright, intellectual property, privacy rules, internet and internet governance rules, there's some real harms that we find in the agreement," said Geist, who is research chair in internet and e-commerce law at the University of Ottawa and a blogger on digital issues.

The Canadian innovation sector has adapted to made in Canada policies and will have to change its approaches if the TPP is ratified, while for U.S. technology firms, it will be business as usual, he said.

"My view, especially on some of these digital policy issues, is we spent the better part of a decade trying to craft rules that better reflect Canadian interests and Canadian sensibilities and we don't see those rules in this agreement," Geist said.

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