Thank you for your welcome, Mr. Chair. It is a pleasure and an honour for me to sit on this committee.
I had supported the discussions that led to the creation of this committee, although I was disappointed to see those subjects leave the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology. Still, I think it is for the best to address them here.
The important issue is the one identified by the people at Copibec regarding copyright protection. We heard from those people at the industry committee not so long ago. They also participated in similar studies at both the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage and the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology. Those committees produced excellent reports in 2019. One of the recommendations of the heritage committee, recommendation 18, says:
That Government of Canada amend the Act to clarify that fair dealing should not apply to educational institutions when the work is commercially available.
Can you talk to us about the importance to your industry of reviewing that act?