Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Banking, Trade and Commerce
Issue 20 - Minutes of Proceedings - December 3, 2014
OTTAWA, Wednesday, December 3, 2014
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce met this day at 4:17 p.m., in room 9, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Irving Gerstein, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Bellemare, Black, Campbell, Gerstein, Greene, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Maltais, Massicotte, Ringuette, Tannas and Tkachuk (11).
Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Day (1).
In attendance: Adriane Yong, Analyst, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament.
Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.
Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Wednesday, November 19, 2014, the committee continued its examination of Bill C-8, An Act to amend the Copyright Act and the Trade-marks Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 19.)
WITNESSES:
Canada Goose:
Kevin Spreekmeester, Chief Marketing Officer.
Food & Consumer Products of Canada:
Carla Ventin, Vice President, Federal Government Affairs.
Canadian Intellectual Property Council:
Scott Smith, Director, Intellectual Property and Innovation Policy, Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
As an individual:
Philippe Bensimon, Criminologist.
International Trademark Association:
David Lipkus, Chair, Canada Subcommittee of the Anti-counterfeiting Committee.
Intellectual Property Institute of Canada:
Ryan Evans, Vice-Chair, Anti-Counterfeiting Committee.
Canadian Bar Association:
Georgina Danzig, Chair, Counterfeiting and Trade Offenses Committee, Intellectual Property Section.
The chair made an opening statement.
Mr. Spreekmeester, Ms. Ventin, Mr. Smith and Mr. Bensimon each made a statement and answered questions.
At 5:22 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 5:26 p.m., the committee resumed.
Mr. Lipkus, Mr. Evans and Ms. Danzig each made a statement and answered questions.
At 6:15 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
Danielle Labonté
Clerk of the Committee