Public Safety committee  This will probably be a very frustrating answer for members of the committee. What we have done in the context of the committee is to come to substantial agreement on what the problems are and perhaps how they ought to be properly addressed. But those are policy issues, frankly

Public Safety committee  Those would be for people convicted of selling pirated or counterfeit goods. Usually we're talking about people with major Internet-based operations for the sale of pirated software or we're talking about major retailers, for example, of sporting equipment, who are selling counte

Public Safety committee  In the cases I am describing, we're talking about retailers who were aware they were selling counterfeit or pirated products. However, it does happen that--without naming any particular retailers--they will have a line of counterfeit designer clothing on their shelves, and usuall

Public Safety committee  The brief answer is we're talking mostly about retailers of pirated or counterfeit goods, who are not linked to organized crime. Chief Superintendent Cabana could perhaps speak to prosecutions involving organized crime, but I'm not personally aware of that.

Public Safety committee  If I may, Madame Mourani, I'll respond in English.

Public Safety committee  Probably not. The penalties, generally speaking, would be much lower, as actually applied. That's not a reflection of anything, really, except possibly the nature of the case that is brought forward and any understanding that might have been entered into between the Crown and def

Public Safety committee  The short answer is no, we haven't drafted legislation to address specifically the problems of counterfeiting and piracy. What we have been doing is providing legal support to the departments with responsibility for these issues, providing legal support to the departments with p

Public Safety committee  All of the lawyers we're talking about would be Department of Justice lawyers, but they would be located with their clients, whether it's Health, Border Services, Industry Canada, or Canadian Heritage. In other words, they are all justice department lawyers, because the justice d

Public Safety committee  No. Of course, we've got ten or so departments with a direct interest in these issues as well.

Public Safety committee  You used the word “instruction” with some delicacy.

Public Safety committee  No. I think it is a very good word to apply in the circumstances here. I think what you've heard is officials have mobilized in the context of an interdepartmental committee comprising ten departments. They have identified possible improvements to the system. If you like, to som

Public Safety committee  With respect, I'm going to respond in English. I think it should be appreciated that there are already quite serious penalties in the Copyright Act, specifically a maximum on prosecution on indictment of up to five years in prison and a $1 million fine. As has been noted, there i

Public Safety committee  The Department of Justice has been providing legal support to the departments with lead responsibilities on the enforcement of intellectual property rights. You heard Nancy refer to counterfeit and pirated goods. Before I describe the legal framework I thought it might be useful