International Trade committee  We think that a term extension will have a negative impact on people's access. Certainly, libraries that are conducting digitization projects will have to wait an additional 20 years to be able to do that. Scholars, we know, take materials that are in the public domain and write

International Trade committee  —I didn't realize that it was for me to stop.

International Trade committee  I do. Canadian librarians urge Parliament to seek an amendment that clearly and specifically allows for the circumvention of digital locks. They are concerned that the TPP has no provision in its process for comment and, as a result, proposes provisions that are not in the best

International Trade committee  Good morning, and thank you for the opportunity to speak to you on behalf of the Canadian libraries about the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement and the potential impact on our work. My name is Victoria Owen. I'm the chief librarian at the University of Toronto, Scarborough. I