Canada's CRTC - Regulation at Sloth Speed

Almost one year ago today (357 days ago to be exact), Tim Denton [https://tmdenton.com/] and I participated in the CRTC review of mobile wireless services on behalf of the Internet Society, Canada Chapter [https://www.cpac.ca/en/

Certificates for me, but not for thee

Today the Internet Society, Canada Chapter intervened in a Part One application by Mitel Cloud Services Inc [https://services.crtc.gc.ca/pub/ListeInterventionList/Documents.aspx?ID=296917&en=2020-0895-3&dt=i&lang=e&S=O&

We’ve been here before, and no, the sky wasn't falling.

The sky is falling, or is it?Over the weekend, the Governor in Council issued an order responding to petitions to the Governor in Council concerning Telecom Order CRTC 2019-288 [https://www.canada.ca/en/innovation-science-economic-development/news/2020/08/order-in-council-responding-to-petitions-to-the-governor-in-council-concerning-telecom-order-crtc-2019-288.

Mouthwatering Grilled Pork Chops

Pork - the "other" white meatAfter a long day at work, the last thing I want to do is be stuck in the kitchen making dinner -  I want to be outside, enjoying what little summer Canada has.

"Memories of COVID" Sriracha Burger Sauce

What makes the perfect summer burger?  To me, it's the right meat, the right bun, cheese, some peameal (Canadian) bacon, and then something to give the burger a bit of spicy heat. For the meat, that part is

If you build it, they will come - voicepeering.ca

For years I've been advocating for an open voice peering exchange [https://www.voicepeering.ca] in Canada, and as I mentioned in my previous blog post about COVID-19's impact on Canadian telecommunications networks [/covid-19-and-the-pstn/] there has