Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I thank the witnesses for being here today.
I would like to say, from our position in the New Democratic Party, that your presence here today is very much welcomed, regardless of whether this is the last meeting of this committee or not. I believe that this committee has done excellent work. We've heard a wide range of views. I think we're coming to some very good, clear, concise understandings of copyright, which I'm hoping will be picked up very soon after the next Parliament, whatever that parliamentary configuration is.
With regard to the questions I'm going to ask you today, I don't think we need to hear much more philosophy about copyright. I'm interested in the nuts and bolts of what is practical, what is enforceable, and what is impeding our abilities to use these works in ways that benefit our communities.
I had raised the concern with the librarians and archivists the other day that some of the provisions in the bill seem to have an unnecessary impact on the ability of people to access works for education in the interlibrary loan provision, proposed subsection 30.01(5). There's a limit of five business days on what you can use, and then you can't use what was sent digitally through an interlibrary loan. No, proposed subsection 30.01(5) has a 30-day limit on course materials. Course materials have to be destroyed after 30 days. The other one was the interlibrary loan, that you had it for five days. It seems to me that would put students who are learning in a distant environment at a major disadvantage over other students. Would you have opinions on those?