Mr. Speaker, I have been reading through the government's latest copyright bill and I do not see anywhere in the legislation where it is okay to rip off songs from copyright holders to use in commercials.
The industry minister starred in a commercial for Lord & Partners in which two songs were used but apparently neither of these songs was cleared for commercial licence, which meant that these songs were pirated for commercial gain with the endorsement of a crown minister.
It is not just a question of copyright. It is a question of ethics.
Does the government not understand that having a ShamWow minister in the role of the Minister of Industry undermines what little credibility the government has on key files?