I think that's a cynical way to look at that. Most patents are never enforced, and they're not designed to be enforced. They basically are a sign to the world, “I have developed something, come work with me.” That's the best way to use a patent, not to enforce it. If you actually go to court, it costs about $1 million to $2 million a side in a patent dispute.
So people generally accept patents. They don't violate them, or they don't violate them more than any other type of rights. They're useful as commercial tools to set up negotiations, to build relationships. Those companies that adopt those types of strategies do better than those who go out and just try to enforce their rights willy-nilly.
So yes, smaller companies will have more difficulty in enforcing them just because of the cost, but when you have a clear-cut case, you will still win in a Canadian court.