Industry committee  I think that, again, going over what happened in terms of the announcement of December 7th by the Prime Minister, basically the government announced clarification to the foreign investment review process, particularly in terms of state-owned enterprises. The bottom lines are that

Industry committee  We're really undertaking a broad set of consultations on all these issues, and I think the short answer is that certainly this issue of rural coverage and implications is one we're taking very seriously.

Industry committee  Again, what I can say today is that certainly we're aware of this recommendation. We believe we are undertaking these auctions to provide spectrum to the various companies in the sector to allow for many new practices to be undertaken, which are competitive. This is a big issue f

Industry committee  I'm not yet up to speed on this issue, so I'd be happy to get back to you on that.

Industry committee  Thank you, Minister. Mr. Chair, I want to emphasize that the role of the CBSA is, of course, strengthened to identify suspicious goods, and now under the Trade-marks Act and the Copyright Act, this can be done across the whole supply chain, which previously was not possible. Ul

Industry committee  I just wanted to address the issue of trends and talk a little more broadly about some of the trends in counterfeiting. As you all know, counterfeiting used to be confined primarily to luxury goods—I think that's the sense here in Canada and in many countries—handbags, sunglasse

Industry committee  In this regard, building on what the minister has said, again, this change was done in the context of trying to modernize the bill overall. Specifically with respect to the word “distinctiveness”, really this involves a change from “wares” to “goods”, and trying to ensure that t

Industry committee  I think specifically the Canadian Intellectual Property Office, which is part of the Department of Industry, would be undertaking an education initiative around this act.

Industry committee  I think it is important to stress that it's not just the responsibility of the CBSA or the RCMP to use the new tools. In fact, the objective of the bill is to create a new framework that gives new powers not only to CBSA and the RCMP but also to the rights holders themselves. As

Industry committee  Simply put, though, we believe that this is truly just modernization of the language. The legal risks are low.

Industry committee  This act is designed to put in place a new framework that addresses gaps currently in the system. In the health and safety area, as in the other areas, it's a huge opportunity to learn more about what is actually happening on the ground with respect to this illicit activity. Cl

Industry committee  Mr. Chair, I understand the main agreement is what's called ACTA, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. It was signed in October 2011 by Australia, Canada, Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, and the U.S. As the minister has said, while this legislation is do

Industry committee  The Canada first research excellence fund, which is a $1.5 billion program over 10 years, was announced in the last budget. As indicated in that budget, it is to focus on excellence in university research. There is to be an announcement very shortly on this issue and how the proc

Industry committee  Mr. Chair, it's very important to recognize in this area as well that there was a study and a report by Tom Jenkins called “Review of Federal Support to Research and Development”. This was tabled in 2011. Since that time, there has been a series of budget announcements in 2012-

Industry committee  There are lots of actions and Lisa can tell you all about them.