Industry committee  It is not an anti-spam law. So if we were to move in that direction, I think we'd be really going.... This legislation is almost informed by the failure of the anti-spam legislation in the United States, so let's not lose sight of that. This bill is good. Let's keep that. On the comparative front, from a competitive perspective, there are two points.

Industry committee  We'd share that view. It should be an effective time period that's realistic, and I haven't heard a compelling argument that 10 days is not a realistic and useful timeframe. I'm somewhat mindful of the small businesses where maybe someone's on vacation or something like that, but that doesn't seem to be what's being promoted here.

Industry committee  Thank you for providing CIPPIC with this opportunity to offer you our submissions. We're a technology law clinic at the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa. Our mandate is to ensure balance in policy and law-making processes by representing under-represented interests and perspectives on issues that arise at the intersection of law and technology, so you might guess why this legislation interests us.