International Trade committee  Thank you. I would note just from the trade statistics that in recent years our second largest export was lumber, and about our sixth largest export was newsprint, so we do have those sectors represented in our exports. Looking at western Canada and B.C., there are benefits to

Industry committee  We have been engaged in sharing intelligence with other organizations, through the RCMP, Interpol, and other points. One thing we have been hearing back is that exporters are getting increasingly sophisticated in redirecting shipments through other countries, so the original sour

Industry committee  The first step in this country is that RIM has intellectual property rights, which they can—

Industry committee  We have the domestic option of catching it at the border, and we're working internationally with others to try to turn off the problem overseas. One of our problems is not if it's produced in China and shipped here. If it's produced and shipped to a third country, does the Cana

Industry committee  I don't think we have the expertise here to answer your specific question. If you want, we could follow up with Transport Canada to see if they have any additional information.

Industry committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As I said, we're working. We're developing options. I am not—and I don't think my working group is—n a position to give you a timetable.

Industry committee  As we've explained, this is a complex issue. We've been looking at a number of options. I think you'll also notice in the minister's press release that he did point to the fact that we are working to strengthen our own intellectual property regime.

Industry committee  Speaking personally as a pilot, yes. While we don't have anyone from Transport Canada here, they do have an active program of advising people of the concerns with respect to counterfeit airplane parts.

Industry committee  I have no idea about that. We have, however, discussed the issue of supply chains. It is truly an international problem, and a topic in which the G8 is interested. As to whether anyone has been prosecuted in Canada, I don't know. I don't have that information, but I can ask.

Industry committee  I think it's evident from what we've explained today that this is not a single department issue. These are multiple departments that have different parts of the puzzle. We're working together to develop a set of options and recommendations for ministers that deal with the various

Industry committee  I can answer just based on a discussion with industry, both Canadian and international. There is a great deal of concern over counterfeiting and piracy. They have specific recommendations on protecting your plans, your drawings, whatever, and being careful whom you share informa

Industry committee  I'd have to look at the report.

Industry committee  In our discussions with South Korea, I think they have equal concerns over counterfeiting and piracy of their goods. We've been talking to them about cooperation. They're in an area where nearby countries are the sources of counterfeits of their products because they're getting m

Industry committee  I think the Chinese are taking action to deal with intellectual property issues; they're taking legislative educational action. We've had a number of Chinese delegations come over here to learn from Canada how we approach intellectual property, but they are still the single large

Industry committee  A quick answer is a number of countries are involved. China may be the biggest, but any number of countries around the world are involved in counterfeiting and piracy. Our hope is to work with the key ones to improve intellectual property enforcement.