Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
I'm going to vote against the amendment, because having sat in on the previous meetings on Bill C-32, I can say that the evidence is still, in my view, very relevant. It is recent, and frankly, it's evidence provided on this exact bill, so there's no reason we need to hear from witnesses a second time around on this bill. There's an old saying that nothing is new under the sun, and nothing has changed since they provided this testimony.
There are those who will disagree with the bill and there are those who are patiently awaiting this Parliament, this government, and each and every one of us to adhere to the obligations that we committed to under a previous government in 1997 to ratify the WIPO Copyright Treaty.
We can either stay true to our word, ratify those obligations and move forward, or we can continue to delay and frustrate those who are counting on us to act responsibly. I would be entirely opposed to hearing witnesses a second time. I think it's entirely appropriate to allow them, if they've had subsequent thoughts, to be able to submit those to the committee for its consideration, but this is the same bill and their testimony is recent.
Next week is a break week. I would encourage any members of this committee who did not sit on the Bill C-32 committee to use that time as an opportunity to review the materials we received and to acquaint themselves with that information.
Thank you.