Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  What I would say is that intellectual property becomes fundamental to a knowledge economy. We can do a lot of other things well, which don't touch on it; certainly our natural resource sector is.... I mean, there's a certain amount of intellectual property protection, obviously n

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Yes, absolutely. Canada is now seen as a bit of an outlier by some, and they are anxious to see us demonstrate our commitment to international obligations and to international standards.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  I have to say that among my members I don't represent educational institutions, I don't represent students. I have members who are both holders of copyright and members who are ISPs. I have members who are broadcasters, who are distributors. So I have a range, but not in the educ

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  We tried a digital levy on recordable CDs in the 1998 legislation. I think that experience demonstrated that you just don't know where things are going. Technology is evolving so rapidly, and I suspect that anything you do is probably going to be overtaken fairly quickly by techn

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  By the way, I might add as a footnote to your quotation that the information highway advisory council was chaired by the president of the University of Waterloo, one David Johnston, who gave us that report.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Mr. Angus, you have some good examples of how times have changed. I think in the area of software engineering, for many Canadian companies you have the necessity to not only establish their innovation and get it to market but also to secure a market share that's adequate before t

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Yes, I think WIPO is the minimum standard that we need to have.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  There is no need to respond to that kind of speech. It wasn't a question; it was a statement. I am from another world. I am from a world where the economy is important, where people who are trying to create jobs have points of view that reflect a concern for innovation and disse

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  I certainly hope that is not the case.

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Mr. Rodriguez, I don't think anyone can say with certainty that there will be losses in terms of compensation. That is why there is a five-year review process. As I mentioned, I was around when the Copyright Act was amended in 1998. During the debate, both parties made a lot of

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. It's nice to be back. I will read a brief statement and then I will go into the questions. The Canadian Council of Chief Executives, which I lead, has a long history of support for measures to strengthen Canada's economy and to promote innovat