Indeed, we do not have the same perspective at all in this debate. By introducing words like “such as”, and even keeping Bill C-32 as it is currently worded, given that it includes a new exception for education, we will be depriving artists of revenues, to the benefit of the educational sector.
Demonstrating a lack of respect for artistic works and artists is a very bad message to be sending to young people who are in school or university. You are basically saying that artists are “information”, which clearly shows that we really are not speaking the same language. This is a very poor way of teaching our young people to respect artistic works and the value of such works. If we tell them not to worry, that it's free—an open bar—we are not teaching them any new principle with respect to the value of artists. It's important to talk about that. One of the debates we're having here has to do with the fact that artistic works are not free. Music and books are not free.