Industry committee  You should charge him for that.

Industry committee  There are a number of them, Mr. Hsu, and we'd be glad to give you a list of the ones that are of interest to us. As an example, the bill deals with websites that are designed to promote file sharing. It is so restrictive that it doesn't deal with websites that facilitate file sharing and the violation of intellectual property.

Industry committee  Apparently, when I'm around politicians, it has this effect on me.

Industry committee  I don't know that we're unique in Canada. There's a problem, particularly with small firms growing in Canada to a larger size. The studies that I've seen indicate that Canadians are as entrepreneurial as any other country, but the real difficulty has been.... For example, the folks from RIM forgot the Canadian playbook—not that PlayBook, but the usual one.

Industry committee  The Canadian playbook is that you start your company, then build it up to a certain size and sell it to somebody else. RIM demonstrated that you can stay in Canada and build a world-class company right here in Canada. BDC is a part of that, and other government programs are a part as well.

Industry committee  I was only getting warmed up, Mr. Chair.

Industry committee  That's a very long time ago, Mr. Julian.

Industry committee  Again, I'll turn to my friend Morgan to comment on other countries. The key is that in Canada, the federal and the provincial governments must be facilitators. You must look for ways, first of all, of taking impediments out of the way of business investment and, secondly, providing incentives for business to roll out the various elements of infrastructure programs that need to be in place.

Industry committee  I can perhaps give you some personal experience. When I was Minister of Communications 20 years ago, I attempted an initiative on copyright. Successive governments have tried to modernize the copyright regime for Canada without actually being able to bring it to fruition. It is important that we act now and modernize the regime.

Industry committee  Especially as you have your BlackBerry Playbook here, let me defer to Mr. Elliott from Research in Motion. They have activities all over the world and have been the beneficiaries of actions that have been taken by other countries to put in place an infrastructure that's more effective.

Industry committee  Mr. Chairman, if we want to be an innovative country and to attract investment from around the world and encourage investment from Canada itself, we have to recognize that, to a very great extent, the currency in the global economy today is in fact intellectual property. It is every bit as valuable as any tangible property that businesses might have.

Industry committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair and members of the committee. I am very pleased to be appearing before the committee today as you study the adoption of e-business solutions in Canada. Appearing with me today is Morgan Elliot from Research In Motion, who also serves as the chair of the Canadian Chamber's innovation committee.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Thank you for your question.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Mr. Braid, I know your community very well. I'm a resident of Fergus, where I was born and raised and which I represented in Parliament and which is literally around the corner from you. I am stunned when I see the creativity in Kitchener—Waterloo and the number of businesses there that have been created and the number of individuals who just exemplify the best of the knowledge economy.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  I'll start and then turn it over to colleagues after that. Let me come back to what you were saying about whether we're allowing the perfect to be the enemy of the good. I fully agree with you. Whatever bill comes out of this Parliament, or whatever legislation there is, will not be perfect.