Mr. Speaker, first of all, I would like to heartily congratulate my colleague from Rimouski-Témiscouata on the excellent speech she just gave us. I find it quite revealing that she could make a twenty-minute speech dealing specifically with the cultural issue of the Uruguay Round accords and their applications to Canada.
She presented some facts on the implications of the Uruguay Round accord for culture in Canada and more specifically for copyright in Canada. Once again, I find it quite revealing that international trade agreements force us to make some adjustments to Canada's copyright law.
For months, my colleague has been clamoring for the federal government to legislate clearly on the issue of copyright. Is there not some ambiguity, a problem when the federal government is forced by international trade agreements to act or react on the subject of copyrights?
I put my question to the hon. member because I am sure that she has some points to make about this. Personally, I am very surprised that the federal government has taken so long to legislate on copyrights and that it is doing so in a roundabout way, when forced to by international agreements. Is this not further proof that the present Minister of Canadian Heritage lacks clout and credibility?