I spoke earlier about the need for modernization. One of the critical needs for modernization is to provide a regime of protection to enable a marketplace to operate in the digital environment. That's what this bill is seeking to do, and that's what Canada needs to do to meet its international obligations. So to the extent that we are addressing these issues in the WIPO treaties, that is certainly a positive step in modernizing our legislation.
On December 6th, 2010. See this statement in context.