Internet and Social Media

The increasingly rapid rate of technological innovation has disrupted many spheres of life, but few with higher stakes than forensic evidence. Yet the private sector tools that generate this evidence are far from flawless, and commercial secrecy can confound attempts by those accused of crime to challenge the case against them, leading to devastating consequences for individuals. Forensic technologies are proliferating and increasingly form the basis for critical evidence and determinations in court (in addition to their more familiar role in the criminal investigative process). 

What lessons have been learned for Canadian smart-city governance from the long-running Sidewalk Labs saga? 

BCCLA/CCLA/CFE to Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada