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Richard C. Owens

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Posted on 11/05/2022

Richard C. Owens: The Emergencies Act wasn’t the only sledgehammer

The invocation of the Emergencies Act against the Freedom Convoy was egregiously wrong, a heavy-handed abuse by a callous government. But while it got all the attention, a civil action, which is as troubling, began. My op-ed in the Financial Post.

Posted on 01/01/202101/01/2021

2020 Hindsight

Here’s my piece for the National Post, reflecting on the lessons of 2020.

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    I am a technology, intellectual property and business lawyer (now retired from practice) based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. With this blog I hope to broaden the discussions of issues that interest me. As a writer and photographer, I identify with the interests of authors and artists in IP-related issues. I have taught at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law as an adjunct professor for almost 25 years, a variety of technology and IP courses, and was for 6 years the Executive Director of its Centre for Innovation Law and Policy, and am a past chair of the Innovations Foundation of the University of Toronto.  I am a Munk Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.  I can be reached at RCO@Richardcowens.com

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