Bill C-61 – The List

On June 14, 2008, in opinion, by Graham

A breakdown of MP across the country and their position on Bill C-61

Alberta
James Rajotte – MP for Edmonton-Leduc – Conservative – waiting for response
Rick Casson – MP for Lethbridge – Conservative – waiting for response
Rahim Jaffer – MP for Edmonton-Strathcona - Conservative – waiting for response
Rona Ambrose – MP for Edmonton-Spruce – Conservative – waiting for response
Diane Ablonczy – MP for Calgary-Nose Hill – Conservative – waiting for response

British Columbia
Bill Siksay – MP for Burnaby-Douglas – NDPOpposes Bill C-61
Don H. Bell – MP for North Vancouver – LiberalOpposes Bill C-61
Jim Abbott – MP for Kootenay-Columbia – Conservative – waiting for response

Ontario
Ken Boshcoff – MP for Thunder Bay-Rainy River – Liberal – Waiting for a response
Mark Holland – MP for Ajax-Pickering -  Liberal – Waiting for a response
Scott Reid – MP for Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington – Conservative – Waiting for a response
Dan McTeague – MP for Scarborough-East/Pickering – Liberal – Waiting for a response
Joe Comuzzi – MP for Thunder Bay-Superior North – Conservative – Waiting for a response
David Sweet – MP for Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale -  ConservativeSUPPORTS BILL C-61
Harold Albrecht – MP for Kitchener-Conestoga – Conservative – waiting for response

Nova Scotia
Peter Stoffer – MP for Sackville-Eastern Shore – NDPOPPOSES BILL C-61

New Brunswick
Andy Scott – MP for Fredericton – Liberal – waiting for response

This will continue to be updated as more information becomes available

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Canadian DMCA Brought Before Parliament

On June 14, 2008, in opinion, by Graham

Jim Prentice, the Minister of Industry – along with Joseé Vernier, Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Status of Women – introduced Bill C-61 on June 12th, 2008. Mr. Prentice had delayed introducing legislation like this several times before; however given the current climate of political scandal (the foreign affairs minister leaving sensitive, secret materials at his ex-girlfriend’s house – with her as a known associate of the Hell’s Angels) it appears that this is the time for the legislation to see the light of day.

The legislation is incredibly damaging to Canadian consumers. It aims to curb your rights to placeshift data that you have legally purchased. It reduces your rights to break encryption. It prohibits unlocking cellphones. It would make ripping CDs to your iPod illegal. Fines of $500 to $20,000 wait for Canadians who continue participating in behaviours that are legal and endorsed by Canadian artists right now.

This bill needs to die a quick death. Who among our politicians will stand up for our rights? Who will sell us out to media conglomerates?

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