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Canadian Federal Elections 2011 - Official Thread (pg. 30)
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| hardcore trancer |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
I hope now with a majority harper goes back to his roots and balances the budget, lowers taxes, and reduces bureaucracy. If he turns into another red tory mulroney ill really be pissed off LOL |
Hmm I don’t get you sometimes Jay. I remember how furious you were when all the was happening at the G20 and you were talking about our rights and our Democracy being violated yet you support the Conservatives with open arms. Do you really believe that Harpers gives a about our civil rights or our Democracy for that matter? Do you like to live in a Police state? |
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| Lopiking |
| quote: | Originally posted by hardcore trancer
Hmm I don’t get you sometimes Jay. I remember how furious you were when all the was happening at the G20 and you were talking about our rights and our Democracy being violated yet you support the Conservatives with open arms. Do you really believe that Harpers gives a about our civil rights or our Democracy for that matter? Do you like to live in a Police state? |
Oh for god sake.
Harper is a conservative not a fascist.
That would be like saying the Liberals are Marxist.
You must be a truther. Only explanation for your bull . |
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| hardcore trancer |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lopiking
Oh for god sake.
Harper is a conservative not a fascist.
That would be like saying the Liberals are Marxist.
You must be a truther. Only explanation for your bull . |
you must be an idiot. |
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| Lopiking |
| quote: | Originally posted by hardcore trancer
you must be an idiot. |
Good one. :rolleyes: |
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| kamil |
Here we go!
Digital Copyright Amendment In the Works for Canada?
Posted by Bryce Tarling on Tue, May 3, 2011 12:44 PM · Filed under Calgary and 10 other categories·
Given the last amendments to the Copyright Act of Canada, Bill C-60, Bill C-61, and Bill C-32, were all removed form the table on account of elections, the next four years of the Harper government will likely bring change that has been in the works for over a decade.
Canada has been seeking to revamp its copyright law for some time. In 2007, it joined discussions for an Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). According to the Canadian Foreign Affairs website:
The objective of the ACTA would be to put in place international standards for enforcing intellectual property rights in order to fight more efficiently the growing problems of counterfeiting and piracy. The proposed agreement will cover three areas: improving international cooperation, establishing best practices for enforcement, and providing a more effective legal framework.
Something to keep in mind is that the United States Government plays a large role in these discussions. United States Trade Representative further describes the objectives of the agreement:
The agreement will also include innovative provisions to deepen international cooperation and to promote strong enforcement practices. Together, these provisions will help to protect American jobs in innovative and creative industries against intellectual property theft.
The United States Trade Representative also just released its "Special 301" report, which names Canada under its "Priority Watch List" amongst other countries including China, Russia, and India. Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Egypt, Bolivia, Brunei, Romania, Spain, and Mexico appear as less of a concern as they only made the broader category of "Watch List."
The report had this to say about Canada:
Canada remains on the Priority Watch List. The United States continues to urge Canada to implement its previous commitments to improve its legal framework for IPR protection and enforcement. Unfortunately, Canadian efforts in 2010 to enact long-awaited copyright legislation were unsuccessful. The United States encourages Canada to make the enactment of copyright legislation that addresses the challenges of piracy over the Internet, including by fully implementing the WIPO Internet Treaties, a priority for its new government. The United States encourages Canada to provide for deterrent-level sentences to be imposed for IPR violations, as well as to strengthen enforcement efforts, including at the border. Canada should provide its Customs officials with ex officio authority to effectively stop the transit of counterfeit and pirated products through its territory. U.S. stakeholders have also expressed strong concerns about Canada’s administrative process for reviewing the regulatory approval of pharmaceutical products, as well as limitations in Canada’s trademark regime. The United States appreciates the high level of cooperation between the Canadian and U.S. Governments, and looks forward to continuing engagement on these important issues.
The report also outlines goals for encouraging trading partners to enhance enforcement efforts by strengthening enforcement against major channels of piracy over the Internet, creating specialized enforcement units or undertaking special initiatives against piracy over the Internet, and undertaking training to strengthen capacity to fight piracy over the Internet.
Link to article: http://ht.ly/4Mrha |
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| VDub |
| quote: | Originally posted by hardcore trancer
you must be an idiot. |
It certainly does take one to know one... |
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by hardcore trancer
Hmm I don’t get you sometimes Jay. I remember how furious you were when all the was happening at the G20 and you were talking about our rights and our Democracy being violated yet you support the Conservatives with open arms. Do you really believe that Harpers gives a about our civil rights or our Democracy for that matter? Do you like to live in a Police state? |
The police state is thanks to mcguinty more than anyone. He was the one who passed the secret G20 public works law. He was the one who misled the public about it. Bill Blair was the one who oversaw the police mess. My only concern with harper is that he has fantino as an MP.
As for the media. They are left wing and looking for anything to fry the conservatives with and let the left off the hook. Case in point. Its hardly being reported that Jack Layton has told his party that new MPs are not allowed to talk to the media until further notice. (As a lot of them are university students who have no idea what they are doing) |
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by kamil
Here we go!
Digital Copyright Amendment In the Works for Canada?
Posted by Bryce Tarling on Tue, May 3, 2011 12:44 PM · Filed under Calgary and 10 other categories·
Given the last amendments to the Copyright Act of Canada, Bill C-60, Bill C-61, and Bill C-32, were all removed form the table on account of elections, the next four years of the Harper government will likely bring change that has been in the works for over a decade.
Canada has been seeking to revamp its copyright law for some time. In 2007, it joined discussions for an Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). According to the Canadian Foreign Affairs website:
The objective of the ACTA would be to put in place international standards for enforcing intellectual property rights in order to fight more efficiently the growing problems of counterfeiting and piracy. The proposed agreement will cover three areas: improving international cooperation, establishing best practices for enforcement, and providing a more effective legal framework.
Something to keep in mind is that the United States Government plays a large role in these discussions. United States Trade Representative further describes the objectives of the agreement:
The agreement will also include innovative provisions to deepen international cooperation and to promote strong enforcement practices. Together, these provisions will help to protect American jobs in innovative and creative industries against intellectual property theft.
The United States Trade Representative also just released its "Special 301" report, which names Canada under its "Priority Watch List" amongst other countries including China, Russia, and India. Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Egypt, Bolivia, Brunei, Romania, Spain, and Mexico appear as less of a concern as they only made the broader category of "Watch List."
The report had this to say about Canada:
Canada remains on the Priority Watch List. The United States continues to urge Canada to implement its previous commitments to improve its legal framework for IPR protection and enforcement. Unfortunately, Canadian efforts in 2010 to enact long-awaited copyright legislation were unsuccessful. The United States encourages Canada to make the enactment of copyright legislation that addresses the challenges of piracy over the Internet, including by fully implementing the WIPO Internet Treaties, a priority for its new government. The United States encourages Canada to provide for deterrent-level sentences to be imposed for IPR violations, as well as to strengthen enforcement efforts, including at the border. Canada should provide its Customs officials with ex officio authority to effectively stop the transit of counterfeit and pirated products through its territory. U.S. stakeholders have also expressed strong concerns about Canada’s administrative process for reviewing the regulatory approval of pharmaceutical products, as well as limitations in Canada’s trademark regime. The United States appreciates the high level of cooperation between the Canadian and U.S. Governments, and looks forward to continuing engagement on these important issues.
The report also outlines goals for encouraging trading partners to enhance enforcement efforts by strengthening enforcement against major channels of piracy over the Internet, creating specialized enforcement units or undertaking special initiatives against piracy over the Internet, and undertaking training to strengthen capacity to fight piracy over the Internet.
Link to article: http://ht.ly/4Mrha |
GOOD! i hope they pass and enforce this so that people can start touring to support their music again instead of what it has become now which is people making music to support their touring. |
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by ChemEnhanced
Harper will do his part in changing the system by taking away funding for the other parties...just wait and see |
the funding formula change would hurt harper the most as he got the most votes. But hey, why let the facts get in the way of a good scare tactic LOL |
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| nacarter |
Jayx, the Tories don't give a damn about the public portion that they receive for their vote share because it's small compared to what the fundraising machine produces. Reality is that the Cons are fundraising 3-4 times more money than any other party is.
That said, In theory I'm indifferent to whether political parties receive public cash or not. Yes, I know this will serious handcuff the Greens; however, I frankly want them to lose their public funding so that they're forced to start talking merger. |
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| Moral Hazard |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
the funding formula change would hurt harper the most as he got the most votes. But hey, why let the facts get in the way of a good scare tactic LOL |
Good spin but it doesn't work in reality. The Conservatives bring in more money by way of donations from private citizens then the other parties do; significantly more. Once this is the only source of funding other then membership fees that the parties have access to (corporate donations are already not allowed... Chretien) the Conservatives, while having less overall money then before, will have significantly more then the other parties. Of note; I support the change; however, don't try to pretend that this hurts the Cons as much or more then anyone else... let's try being honest with each other. |
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| nacarter |
| Well, if I learned anything in this election, it's that NDP voters are no smarter than anyone else. Let's face it, would anybody who had done their homework have actually voted for Gatineau waitress Ruth Ellen Brosseau? We're talking about a woman who doesn't know Free Trade from Rough Trade and can't communicate with her constituents effectively because she can't speak French... LOL |
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