Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  I think it's important to be aware of two things here. Protecting the artistic property of authors and support for artists have been part of the Association's mandate for years now.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  It depends on how you approach things and the balance you're aiming for. We want to ensure not only that artists who are already active in their artistic field can receive appropriate royalties, but also that people aspiring to be artists or who are at the bottom of the ladder wi

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  I would just like to finish explaining our argument, if you don't mind. We do not think it is appropriate to restrict access to information and relevant research, particularly for the most disadvantaged members of our society, because that truly is a bridge to better things. That

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  I'll let Mr. Knopf respond to the second question first, and then we can zero in on this.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Certainly. There is no--

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Well--

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  In our provisions we suggest that “any person may circumvent any technological protection measure for private, non-commercial and non-infringing purposes...provided that such services and products are capable of substantial non-infringing use”, so it's not a completely open door,

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  But it's only in this format.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  The example we had in mind, I think, is the one in which, for a perfectly legitimate reason, a family in Toronto with family in India says to them, “Oh, I'd really like to buy movies that I can't access here”, and the movies are sent with the digital locks. It will be impossible

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Solve this?

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Our position on digital losses is that we ought to create the possibility for the consumer to have access to material that he or she has bought with the intention of not breaching the law. That's our concern. I don't know whether that's.... Do you want to comment?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. The Canadian Civil Liberties Union has been in existence since 1964 and continues to work to protect civil liberties in Canada. It is in that context that the association comes before you today. We certainly appreciate the opportunity to share our

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Invite me.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I think that was my submission, that on its face, 12 months without judicial review indeed contravenes what the Supreme Court said in 2007. There is no reason to justify this change. In my view, on its face it's going to be unconstitutional. Indeed, I think as parliamentarians it

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Certainly I think the current statute, the current way in which we deal with group arrivals, is not inappropriate. In the statute it does say, to the extent there's some difficulty in doing identity checks and so on, people can be detained for short periods of time, but at least