Thanks.
We're going to have a further conversation, I think, at this committee around ensuring compliance with CUSMA. Obviously, it applies to Bill C-244 as well. It's been a more challenging conversation for this bill as well.
To Mr. Rosborough's point, as I understand it, you mentioned article 20.66(4)(h). However, article 20.66(4)(a) says:
non-infringing reverse engineering activities with regard to a lawfully obtained copy of a computer program,
Okay. Check.
carried out in good faith with respect to particular elements of that computer program that have not been readily available to the person engaged in those activities, for the sole purpose of achieving interoperability of an independently created computer program with other programs
One would think.... The fact is that interoperability is clearly marked out here as an exception. You then have the basket clause in paragraph (h) that you pointed to.
I guess the question is not for you, Mr. Rosborough, but for Ms. Lovrics or your colleague.
Given articles 20.66(4)(a) and 20.66(4)(h), so that I'm better prepared to ask the question when we have a trade expert in front of us, how should I understand a CUSMA objection in the course of Bill C-294?