It looks like the pro-Cartel types have been rumbled for their fake "consulation" lies.
http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16118Canadian consumer advocates have released a joint open letter to Canadian ministers responsible for Canadian copyright policy.
“We are concerned that proposals to change Canada’s copyright laws do not represent the interests of Canadian consumers,” says the group.
“These proposed changes remove many rights that consumers have traditionally enjoyed and fail to address obvious changes that would benefit consumers and creators. What we want are laws that >>>
(1) do no harm to Canadians;
(2) are based on reality, not rhetoric; and
(3) serve Canadians.
Industry Minister Jim Prentice has promised that the bill will represent the interests of consumers. Astonishingly, he has not consulted with a single consumer group to determine how to do this.
CIPPIC counsel David Fewer says the government has consulted extensively with American government trade representatives and entertainment industry lobbyists, continuing:
"Copyright consultations would have provided an excellent opportunity to identify ways that our copyright laws could advance Canadian interests.
“Instead, we are likely to see a bill that panders to foreign interests at the expense of Canadian consumers.
The power of the political "donation" is well known and while no one speaks the word "corruption" aloud its seemingly the case here where no other reason can be behind such anti-consumer legislation attempts.
Making back door deals with the Cartel will cost Canadians Billions of dollars, you can see how a few spare million here and there is a great investment eh folks.
