But case law in Canada ensures that, on the contrary, fair dealing is assessed based on much broader criteria and based on the rights of users, and they don't have that in the United States. We wouldn't get the same results, because American judges do not use the same criteria and the situation is different. In Canada, when legal action is taken under the section on fair dealing, the results won’t be the same as in the United States. Anyway, this section opens the door to a wide range of lawsuits.
The Barreau du Québec was also against Bill C-32 saying that it would clog the courtrooms. Is that really what we want to do in order to save $40 million in annual revenue that should be going to the artists? In addition to short-changing artists of $40 million annually, do we want everyone to end up in court to solve our problems? Would it not be better to recognize that our culture is vibrant and our artists are creative, and say that we will pay what that’s worth? I understand that you don’t have enough money, but perhaps you should turn to other sectors, look at other budget items, rather than impoverish artists, a segment of the society whose annual income is $23,000 per year on average. That’s not quite fair, in my opinion.
Incidentally, when I look at what is happening in Quebec with all the protest against Bill C-32 and fair dealing compared to what is happening in the rest of Canada, let me say it again—I have already said this here—that is another good reason to convince Quebeckers to work towards Quebec's sovereignty.