Industry Committee on Dec. 2nd, 2013

Evidence of meeting #7 for Industry, Science and Technology in the 41st Parliament, 2nd session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site.) The winning word was amendments.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Bill C-8, An Act to amend the Copyright Act and the Trade-marks Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Members speaking

Before the committee

Paul Halucha Director General, Marketplace Framework Policy Branch, Department of Industry

Megan Imrie Director General, Border Programs, Canada Border Services Agency

Christopher Nelligan Counsel, Canada Border Services Agency

Michael Ryan Senior Analyst, Copyright and Trade-mark Policy Directorate, Department of Industry

Mike MacPherson Procedural Clerk

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Sweet

Madam Sgro.

5:25 p.m.

Liberal

Judy Sgro Liberal York West, ON

The reality is that this is not going to be anywhere near as effective. We're cutting back on CBSA. We're cutting back with the RCMP and other areas.

We bring in this nice legislation that's going to crack down. I hope it cracks down on a lot of them. But if we're going to do this right, then we need to give them the resources at the border to really do their job, including the training.

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Sweet

Does Liberal amendment 5 carry?

(Amendment negatived)

On NDP-7.

(Amendment 7 negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])

Government amendments G-9, G-10, and G-11.

(Amendments agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])

5:25 p.m.

NDP

Glenn Thibeault NDP Sudbury, ON

Judy Sgro has a question.

December 2nd, 2013 / 5:25 p.m.

Liberal

Judy Sgro Liberal York West, ON

Hold on, I'm still back on amendment G-11.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Sweet

Well, we voted, but you can go ahead.

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Liberal

Judy Sgro Liberal York West, ON

Well, you really didn't give anybody a chance to say a word one way or the other. Are we still just talking grammar? I'm talking about amendment G-11.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Sweet

You are?

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Liberal

Judy Sgro Liberal York West, ON

It talked about correcting grammar, the same as amendments G-10, G-2, and G-3. It's basically housekeeping. Amendments 9, 10, and 11 are housekeeping issues, right?

5:25 p.m.

Director General, Marketplace Framework Policy Branch, Department of Industry

Paul Halucha

It's parallel in the trademarks portion of the bill to what's already been agreed to by the committee on the copyright side.

5:25 p.m.

Liberal

Judy Sgro Liberal York West, ON

Thank you.

It would be nice if everybody on this committee had also been here for the copyright legislation as well. Then it would have been a much easier process.

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative David Sweet

On amendments NDP-8 and NDP-9.

(Amendments negatived [See Minutes of Proceedings])

5:25 p.m.

NDP