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Thanks to MP Carol Hughes for mentioning my name in C-32 debate

The following is a letter I sent this morning. Thanks to Kevin McArthur for letting me know yesterday that my name was mentioned.


Mrs. Carol Hughes, MP for Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing,

Thank you for mentioning my name, and a quote from my clause-by-clause analysis of the bill at: http://BillC32.ca/rwm-clause

"All of the comparatively positive aspects of the bill are nullified by the legal protection of technological measures, including by allowing these all too often abused technologies to supersede and effectively replace the rest of the Copyright Act."

It has begun

The so-called "Copyright Modernization Act" was debated in the House of Commons yesterday. The debate started at about 10:20, broke for Statements by Members and Question period (14:00-15:05), and resumed until 5:30.

The New Copyright MPs

Michael Geist reports that, "coming out of last night's election, 34 candidates who supported the copyright pledge during the campaign were elected - 11 Liberals and 23 New Democrats".

50 More Candidates Support Copyright Pledge as Liberals Show Support

The list of candidates supporting the Copyright Pledge has been updated on Monday the 6'th.

If your candidates aren't on this list, then ask them if they would take the pledge.

Addition: Hijal De Sarkar (NDP, Ottawa South)

Tories targeting 40 key unheld ridings in Quebec, Ontario

A Hill Times article by Simon Doyle, Abbas Rana and Bea Vongdouanchanh documents the 40 Conservative targeted ridings. The in-paper version included a table of the ridings, and I've linked this article with the 40 ridings so people will know if they are one of them.

Please try to talk to all Candidates about copyright, but especially talk to the Conservatives in these ridings. It would be great if during this election that the Conservatives could find their "Charlie Angus" -- someone who can switch the party from being anti-technology/modernization to being an advocate.

The 57 Ridings that can Change Election's Outcome

Hill Times journalists Abbas Rana, Simon Doyle and Harris MacLeod have assembled a list of 57 ridings in British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec, where the parties won or lost by a margin of about five per cent or less in the last federal election. This is a superset of what Michael Geist called the Copyright MPs which won their riding by 10 percent or less in the last election and their riding is home to a university.

Election 2006: Algoma--Manitoulin--Kapuskasing

Election 2006: Please add comments to discuss riding specific activities, links to candidate information, etc.

Incumbent information


Algoma–Manitoulin–Kapuskasing / Algoma–Manitoulin–Kapuskasing
MP: Brent St. Denis (Parliamentary Internet)

CIPPIC replies: Algoma--Manitoulin--Kapuskasing Green Party candidate

Received from Lindsay Killen

;:Hi, this is pretty well a one person constituancy office... my computer and I so I'll do my best...and as I learn more about the issues, my perspective will deepen. The Green Party also has relevant principles regarding these issues.

Music File-sharing: What is your position on the issue of file-sharing in Canada--should it be illegal?

;:Taking something like intellectual property without asking is wrong. If you've paid a levy on a blank CD, permission has been granted by those who benefit from the levy.

Technological Protection of Copyrighted Materials: What is your position on using legislation to prohibit circumvention of TPMs?

Election 2004: Algoma--Manitoulin--Kapuskasing

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