Despite concerns, anti-spam legislation gets quick pass through Industry Committee

By Perry Hoffman

OTTAWA - The Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology fast-tracked proposed anti-spam legislation last week with very little debate. Bill C-28, which proposes a number of new provisions on how to deal with unsolicited commercial email, is essential the same as the previously debated Bill C-27.Industry Canada introduced two minor changes that govern how the new law will interact with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). Bill C-28 (Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act, or FISA) will take precedence over PIPDEA with respect to any consent conflicts and the new bill includes more precise language in...