COMMENTARY: A message from creators to the government – Grow a pair and end the digital giants' free ride

By Mary Young Leckie

CREATING IS SOMETHING WOMEN are known to do very well.I have a few examples:Alice Parker invented central heating in 1919Josephine Cochrane invented the dishwasher in 1887Mary Anderson invented the windshield wiper in 1903Mary Wilcox invented the car heater in 1893Women invented the chocolate chip cookie, Monopoly, the fire escape, the life raft and beer!In 1941 Hedy Lamar invented the torpedo guidance system – cutting edge technology that helped win the war for the Alies and laid the foundation for todays Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.Women ahead of the curve? Always!In 2003, when I was in Halifax in prep on the mini series...