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".
Vancouver South
The New Copyright MPsMichael 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".
This Week in Vancouver, issue 1 from the Vancouver Fair Copyright groupThere is now a first issue of This Week in Vancouver, intended to be the weekly newsletter of Vancouver Fair Copyright. It includes a link to their MP Meetings which describes what meetings have already happened.
Doug Perry (Vancouver South, Green Party) respondsI am not an Expert in this issue but I agree that any MP who has received campaign funds from any special interest group, or personal benefit that was not in the course of a legitimate business transaction in the pre-political career of the MP, should be considered in conflict of interest if they sit in on the making of any decision which in any way determines the possible benefit or detriment of the individual or group that contributed to their campaign. In the incidence where an MP had pre-political business as a writer, musician, or visual artist they may have had worked for publishing corporations etc with a vested interest in copyright laws, but they may also have a valuable practical understanding of how copy wright law will come to be applied hence their knowledge could be useful on a comity determining how the copy wright law be written. Or in lay-mans terms I will not tolerate any corruption and will be quick to let it be know if I encounter any before, during, or after my time as MP. I hope that this answers you concerns
Election 2006: Vancouver SouthElection 2006: Please add comments to discuss riding specific activities, links to candidate information, etc. Incumbent informationVancouver South / Vancouver-Sud MP: Hon. Ujjal Dosanjh (Parliamentary Internet)
Essential Inventions request to Canada for compulsory license to manufacture and export generic gleevecEssential Inventions sent a request to The Honourable Ujjal Dosanjh, Canadian Minister of Health, requesting a compulsory license to manufacture and export generic gleevec
Is Canada pursuing a Public Access Policy for Health similar to the USA?The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has recently proposed a policy where NIH funded studies will be moving to an Open Access policy. A letter was sent to the Canadian Minister of Health to ask if similar policy was being contemplated for Canada.
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