Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you everyone for being here with us.
It's extremely concerning to hear to what extent your current situation is precarious. I'd like to remind everyone that the former vice-chair Conservative of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, Mr. Van Loan, had clearly expressed his impression that the educational field was abusing the exception it was given by the law. His observation was very definite and to give Mr. Van Loan his due, he was very rigorous when it came to procedure. This may explain the broad offensive launched by universities; they now have to fight to maintain that interpretation which had until then been so advantageous for them.
Ms. Aubry and Mr. Dubois, you said that the educational exception was certainly the biggest problem. I also heard Ms. Levy say that we should not let digital and Internet issues distract us. It is true that they have an adverse effect on a large number of creators, including in the music and audiovisual fields.
Are there international standards we should adhere to so that our weakness in this regard will stop encouraging the piracy of Quebec or Canadian works?