Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Thank you, Minister. I would comment that we not infrequently have people within the province asking us what the rules are, what they can do and what they cannot do. We don't have a clear answer for them. What we are saying here today is that this bill is about allowing teacher

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  On the reference I made earlier, in our estimation it's probably in the vicinity of $1 billion across Canada. That would include what the educational sector would spend on either buying a work outright--whether it be a book, a movie, or a piece of art--or paying for the use of on

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  I could add that deputy ministers of education across the country have been worrying about, thinking about, and discussing this issue of copyright for more than ten years now. What we tell our many teachers, professors, and educational administrators, when they come to ask us wha

Bill C-32 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) committee  Thank you, Minister. Thank you for the question. Our assessment is that each year across Canada there's likely more than a billion dollars spent by the education sector to pay creators for their books, movies, art, etc., that are purchased and used by schools and universities.