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Thoughts on C-32 committee members from the NDP

Russell McOrmond
March 26, 2011 18:28

Of the 12 members of the C-32 committee, only one of them was from the NDP (based on the percentage of NDP seats in the house). While Mr. John Rafferty (Thunder Bay—Rainy River, NDP) stood in for Mr. Charlie Angus (Timmins—James Bay, NDP) for part of one of the days, it was otherwise Mr. Angus at...

Updated: Members of Canada's Federal Parliament I have met

Russell McOrmond
March 13, 2011 17:16

I have updated the page listing the MPs I have met with the members of the C-32 legislative committee that were present on March 8'th when I spoke to the committee. Around the table it was: Acting chair: Hon. Maxime Bernier (Chair Gordon Brown was away due to a death in his family) Liberals: Pablo...

Angus calls on Moore to compromise on copyright bill

Russell McOrmond
December 03, 2010 00:39

A press release from the NDP includes the following: “Nowhere is the Conservative’s assault on artists more clear than in their attack on the private copying levy. And the digital lock provisions in this bill are even worse than those found under the notorious DMCA law in the United States,” said...

Bill C-32 legislative committee has been struck.

Russell McOrmond
November 19, 2010 13:20

A report from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs lists the 11 members of the new Legislative Committee on Bill C-32 as follows: Charlie Angus (Timmins—James Bay, NDP) Kelly Block (Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar, Conservative) Sylvie Boucher (Beauport—Limoilou, Conservative) Peter...

No need for copyright law to be so complex

Russell McOrmond
November 15, 2010 12:56

My opinion piece has been published in the November 15'th issue of The Hill Times. This was in reply to an opinion piece by lawyer James Gannon who took NDP MP Charlie Angus to task for something said in the House of Commons. Using misinterpretations of the impacts of C-32 on real-world technology...