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Wed, Nov 19th, 2008
This afternoon in a Speech from the Throne Governor General Michaëlle Jean has just confirmed that Harper’s minority government intends on moving forward with legislation to amend Canada’s copyright and intellectual property laws. This comes as little surprise since the Conservatives saw fit to include copyright reform in their October 2008 platform (PDF).
Cultural creativity and innovation are vital not only to a lively Canadian cultural life, but also to Canada’s economic future. Our Government will proceed with legislation to modernize Canada’s copyright laws and ensure stronger protection for intellectual property.
One can only assume that a reincarnated Bill C-61 will emerge sooner as opposed to later. Despite the global financial crisis and the imminent death of traditional manufacturing in Canada, it appears that lobby and corporate interest groups are still able to assert their control over this government.
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