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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Banking, Trade and Commerce

First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2011-12

Chair: The Honourable IRVING GERSTEIN

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Thursday, June 21, 2012
Friday, June 22, 2012
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Thursday, June 28, 2012 (in camera)

Issue No. 23

First, second, third, fourth, fifth and six (final) meetings on:
Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Copyright Act

and

Nineteenth meeting on:
Review of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (S.C. 2000, c. 17), pursuant to section 72 of the said Act

INCLUDING:
THE FIFTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-11)

THE SIXTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Special Study Budget (Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act) 2012-13)

• Order of Reference
• Minutes of Proceedings - June 21, 2012
• Minutes of Proceedings - June 22, 2012 (morning meeting)
• Minutes of Proceedings - June 22, 2012 (afternoon meeting)
• Minutes of Proceedings - June 26, 2012 (morning meeting)
• Minutes of Proceedings - June 26, 2012 (afternoon meeting)
• Minutes of Proceedings - June 26, 2012 (evening meeting)
• Minutes of Proceedings - June 28, 2012
• Fifth Report
• Sixth Report
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - June 21, 2012 (58K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - June 22, 2012 (morning meeting) (200K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - June 22, 2012 (afternoon meeting) (112K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - June 26, 2012 (morning meeting) (136K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - June 26, 2012 (afternoon meeting) (122K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - June 26, 2012 (evening meeting) (32K)

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APPEARING

Thursday, June 21, 2012

The Honourable Christian Paradis, P.C., M.P., Minister of Industry;

The Honourable James Moore, P.C., M.P., Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages.

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WITNESSES

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Industry Canada:

Anne-Marie Monteith, Director, Copyright and Trade-mark Policy Directorate;

Paul Halucha, Director General, Marketplace Framework Policy Branch.

Canadian Heritage:

Lara Taylor, A/Director, Policy and Legislation, Copyright and International Trade Policy.

Friday, June 22, 2012 (morning meeting)

As an individual:

Michael Geist, Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law, University of Ottawa.

Business Coalition for Balanced Copyright:

Jay Kerr-Wilson.

Canadian Library Association:

Kelly Moore, Executive Director;

Victoria Owen, Chair, Copyright Advisory Committee.

Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada:

Greg Fergus, Director, Public Affairs;

Steve Wills, Manager, Government Relations and Legal Affairs.

Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA):

Zachary Dayler, National Director.

Canadian Conference of the Arts:

Alain Pineau, National Director.

Société québécoise de gestion collective des droits de reproduction (COPIBEC):

Hélène Messier, Director General and Spokesperson for DAMIC.

Ontario Arts Council:

John Degen, Literature Officer.

Council of Ministers of Education, Canada:

Wanda Noel, Legal Counsel to the Copyright Consortium.

Canadian Heritage:

Lara Taylor, A/Director, Policy and Legislation, Copyright and International Trade Policy.

CMRRA-SODRAC Inc. (CSI):

David Basskin, President.

DAMIC:

Alain Lauzon, Director General of SODRAC and Spokesperson of DAMIC.

Association National des éditeurs des livres (ANEL):

Richard Prieur, Director General;

Jean Bouchard, Vice-President.

Union des écrivaines et des écrivains québécois (UNEQ):

Véronyque Roy, Lawyer, Legal Counsel.

Friday, June 22, 2012 (afternoon meeting)

As an individual:

Sylvie Desrosiers, Literary writer.

As an individual:

Francine Bertrand-Venne, Lawyer.

As an individual:

Barry Sookman, Partner, McCarthy Tetrault.

International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees:

John Lewis, Director of Canadian Affairs.

Entertainment Software Association of Canada:

Jason Kee, Director, Policy and Legal Affairs.

Regroupement des artsistes en arts visuels du Quebec:

Christian Bédard, Director General.

Epitome:

Stephen Stohn, President. (by videoconference)

ole:

Michael McCarty, President.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 (morning meeting)

Canadian Chamber of Commerce:

Lee Webster, Chair, Intellectual Property Committee.

Music Canada:

Graham Henderson, President. (by videoconference)

Information Technology Association of Canada:

Karna Gupta, President and Chief Executive Officer;

Ken Englehart, Chair, Smart Regulation Committee.

UBM TechInsights:

Harry Page, Chief Executive Officer.

Association of Canadian Publishers:

Bill Harnum, Publisher and 2012-13 President.

Canadian Publishers' Council:

Allan Reynolds, Chief Executive Officer, Pearson Education Canada.

Canadian Research Knowledge Network:

Deb deBruijn, Executive Director.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 (afternoon meeting)

Association des producteurs de films et de télévision du Québec:

Brigitte Doucet, Deputy Director-General.

Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists:

Joanne Deer, Director, Public Policy and Communications;

Warren Sheffer, Lawyer, Hebb & Sheffer.

Canadian National Institute for the Blind:

Kevin Burns, Past Chair and Acting Treasurer, Library Board;

Sam Fulton, Consumer;

Georgina Blanas, National Director, Public Affairs.

Visual Education Centre:

John Fisher, President and Chief Executive Officer;

Suzanne Hitchon, Vice-President, General Manager.

Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians:

Marc Workman, Chair, Copyright Committee.

Access Copyright:

Roanie Levy, General Counsel and Director of Policy and External Affairs.

The Writers' Union of Canada:

Merilyn Simonds, Chair;

Marian Hebb, Legal Counsel.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 (evening meeting)

Industry Canada:

Paul Halucha, Director General, Marketplace Framework Policy Branch;

Anne-Marie Monteith, Director, Copyright and Trade-mark Policy Directorate;

Robert Dupelle, A/Senior Policy Analyst, Copyright and Trade-mark Policy Directorate.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Irving Gerstein, Chair

The Honourable Céline Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

*Cowan (or Tardif), Greene, Harb, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Carignan), Maltais, Massicotte, Moore, Oliver, Ringuette, Smith (Saurel), Stewart Olsen, Tkachuk

* Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The Honourable Senator Harb replaced the Honourable Senator Hubley (June 27, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Oliver replaced the Honourable Senator Nolin (June 27, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Nolin replaced the Honourable Senator Nancy Ruth (June 26, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Hubley replaced the Honourable Senator Harb (June 26, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Nancy Ruth replaced the Honourable Senator Oliver (June 26, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Smith (Saurel) replaced the Honourable Senator White (June 26, 2012).

The Honourable Senator White replaced the Honourable Senator Smith (Saurel) (June 26, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Massicotte replaced the Honourable Senator Baker, P.C. (June 22, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Oliver replaced the Honourable Senator Wallace (June 22, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Baker, P.C. replaced the Honourable Senator Massicotte (June 22, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Tkachuk replaced the Honourable Senator Plett (June 22, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Plett replaced the Honourable Senator Tkachuk (June 22, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Wallace replaced the Honourable Senator Oliver (June 21, 2012).

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