7:44 p.m.
Hello Advisors. I am seeking your permission to have TC sign on to this
letter to PM Carney to strengthen Canada's digital policy agenda. Among
other things, it is seeking a public dialogue and public consultation on
digital policy -- something we have always supported and participated in
over the years. Please let me know ASAP. Deadline is Sept. 29.
Thanks
Marita
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Subject: Please sign this open letter to PM Carney - Strengthen
Canada’s Digital Policy Agenda and Sovereignty.
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2025 14:38:03 +0000
From: Andrew Clement <andrew.clement(a)utoronto.ca>
To: Bill Hearn <bill(a)hearnlaw.ca>
Hello,
I'm writing to ask for your support for an open letter calling on PM
Carney to *Strengthen Canada’s Digital Policy Agenda and Sovereignty*,
to be submitted to the PM and a large number of others in early September.
Attached you’ll find the official letter in English and French as well
as a draft briefing note.
*_If you would like to sign on, please reply all _*_(i.e. to me and my
co-author, Bill Hearn)_
The letter is a revised update of an open letter sent to the PM Canada
Day on the same topic that has subsequently benefited from rich feedback
and thoughtful exchanges with a wide range of concerned experts. We’ve
worked hard to maintain a consensus among those who are generally
supportive of the broad goal of advancing Canadian digital sovereignty,
while respecting nuanced differences in perspective.
We are keen to get this letter to federal officials well before
Parliament resumes sitting on September 15 and are pleased that we are
already receiving excellent support, as you can see from the list of
signatories to date.
We're aiming to send the letter on September 2. While there will be
provision for signing after submission, we hope that you can sign on as
soon as possible, preferably by the end of the month. If you need more
time than this, it would be helpful to us if you could let us know by
Thursday, August 28.
Thanks,
Andrew
PS. Please feel free to pass this on to anyone else you think may be
interested in signing, or let me know how I might contact them myself.
Andrew Clement
Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Information
University of Toronto