The simple reason I did not mention it is that it is a shared responsibility between my department and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. That department is in charge of intellectual property issues, and its representatives are not here with me. I think it would have been more appropriate for the two departments to appear together to adequately discuss this issue. That said, my colleagues who handle intellectual property issues at Canadian Heritage are very familiar with this matter.
On March 1st, 2018. See this statement in context.