I thought we were going with opening themes, and I don't have a problem with that. But if we're saying that we're getting an academic perspective, Barry Sookman is a lobbyist who works for CRIA. Maybe he should come with CRIA. There are a number of other academics we could have, and he could come at the time when we're actually dealing with the issues of the industries he represents. I follow his blog faithfully. He's not there as an academic; he works for some of these companies. So I would prefer we have some other academics, and maybe even, if possible, the Canada Council for the Arts, because they can give us a broad artistic perspective.
On November 29th, 2010. See this statement in context.