Government Operations committee  . Alex Lakroni, chief financial officer, and John McBain, assistant deputy minister, real property branch. Welcome back, Mr. McBain. We also have with us from the department Pierre-Marc Mongeau, assistant deputy minister, parliamentary precinct branch. It's a very interesting

Finance committee  , intellectual property, because that's the cornerstone, the pierre angulaire of our industry. There's a huge opportunity for Canada right now during the CETA negotiations, and frankly before they're even concluded, to create, number one, an effective right of appeal mechanism for innovators

Copyright Modernization Act  Madam Speaker, here we have another bill to modernize copyright, the same bill that was introduced by the industry minister on June 2, 2010. The short title of the bill is the Copyright Modernization Act, but I do not think this is the right title; it should have been called

Keeping Canada's Economy and Jobs Growing Act   not respect Quebec's responsibility for property and civil rights. Authority over securities is given to the provinces by virtue of their jurisdiction over property and civil rights under subsection 92(3) of the Constitution Act, 1867. It is plain and simple. Nevertheless, the government

Safe Streets and Communities Act   today is an important step forward in that regard. We will continue to reverse the shameful trend which began under the Trudeau regime where former solicitor general, Jean-Pierre Goyer, stated that the protection of society was a secondary objective to protecting the rights

Safe Streets and Communities Act   in 2006. Canadians have spoken loudly and clearly about their expectations from day one as well. They have told us that law enforcement agencies must have the resources they need to make our communities safe; they want the rights of victims, law-abiding Canadians, to be considered

Business of Supply  , Liberals; Trudeau, Trudeau, Trudeau. That is what the federal government did to those people then. They really suffered. Are the Conservatives like a bunch of Trudeaus? Will they take on the mantle of Pierre Elliott Trudeau and follow in the Liberals' footsteps by not apologizing

Business of Supply  . member for Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine and which I had the honour to second: That this House issue an official apology to the people whose properties were expropriated to create Forillon Park for the unconscionable manner in which they were treated, and that the Speaker

Business of Supply  moves: That this House issue an official apology to the people whose properties were expropriated to create Forillon Park for the unconscionable manner in which they were treated, and that the Speaker of the House send the representatives of the people whose properties were

Finance committee   monetary penalties. Or G20 countries could make sure that a file listing all properties and bank accounts of all companies, trusts or foundations, be set up in tax havens and be accessible to tax and legal authorities. I would like to draw your attention to a second problem. Right now

Status of Women committee   to what is happening in the government with a steady ear and when is the best time to approach government. This is clearly not the right time to approach government when you want to refurbish and get a little bit more into your idea and support for it if the federal government

Status of Women committee   from our women in the development and implementation of the matrimonial property rights law that's forthcoming, because they're scared. They need people like me and these other women who will come out on the front lines and say: “Look, these women are scared to talk. They can't talk

Business of Supply   people came to Canada. They came to this country because they were seeking freedom. In many cases, they came to this country because they were fleeing persecution. However, in all cases people were attracted to this country because they thought there was a promise of human rights

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen members of the committee, thank you for inviting us to appear today. My name is Pierre-Emmanuel Moyse and I am a professor at McGill University and member of the Intellectual Property Policy Centre at that same institution. My comments

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee   that govern intellectual property and copyright “to encourage new ideas and protect the rights of Canadians whose research, development and artistic creativity contribute to Canada's prosperity”. This bill will modernize the Copyright Act. It will provide clear copyright rules to support