Posts tagged Technology
214. Technology and Labour: Algorithmic Management, Platform Economy and the Law (with Prof. Valerio De Stefano)

In this episode, Host Ali Mesbahian talks to Professor Valerio De Stefano from Osgoode Hall Law School about the intrusions of modern information technology on our work and personal lives. What is algorithmic management and how pervasive is it? How do companies in the “platform economy” like Uber and Lyft escape employment and labour regulation?

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209. Law, Tech and Virtual Practice (with Dustin Moores)

In this episode, Nick sits down with Dustin Moores, a lawyer at Nnovation LLP. Nnovation is an Ontario law firm that is completely virtual. Nick and Dustin discuss Nnovation’s unique business model, as well as Canada’s shift toward a virtual legal world. They also discuss the Law and Technology Option for uOttawa students.

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186. The Evolution of a Tech Startup and the Importance of Good Legal Advice (with Kailin Noivo).

Join our host, Chelsea Sawaya, and her guest Kailin Noivo, Co-Founder & Chief Revenue Officer of Noibu, as they discuss the importance of having good legal advice as a technology entrepreneur. Listen in to learn more about the different stages of starting your own tech company and the challenges of changing your business plan and adopting legal policies along the way.

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179. Matter and Energy: Carbon Pricing, Federalism, and the Future (with Steven Chaplin)

Earlier this summer, Jake Clark sat down with Professor Steven Chaplin to discuss the historical context of the Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Act. Covering the context behind the 405-page case requires looking into the history of Canadian federalism, charting its constitutional origins and evolution in a world of rapid technological expansion. In doing so, they discussed watertight compartments, uranium regulation, and why there will always be jobs for lawyers.

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