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NDP MP Charlie Angus does a fine job of holding Industry Canada Minister Jim Prentice to account over Canada’s new copyright law that may or may not drop this summer. You’ll recall this law is a bad thing: beholden to industry while criminalizing many content uses we enjoy today. An unsurprising outcome, given that the bill was put together without any public consultation.
Memo to Prentice: when asked a direct question in Parliament, don’t answer with a stupid joke. But I guess you can’t ask for much more out of Canada’s most secretive government ever.
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That was gold. You just know the parliamentary pages were all like “oh dis! I’m totally blogging this!” as they stood up and down between speakers.
I heard Jim the other day saying how we have to look at other countries with failed copyright legislation (America, Australia), as examples to look up to.
Later this summer, once I announce my terrifying legislation, I will ask you to remove this posting as it will be in violation.
The Honourable (Douchebag) Jim Prentice
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