The Government on Friday appointed new parliamentary secretaries for both Industry and Canadian Heritage. Mike Lake, an Alberta MP from Edmonton, is the new Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry, and Dean Del Mastro, a Peterborough, Ontario MP is the new Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage.
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David Akin highlights the coverage across the country, while the Globe runs a feature on the new Heritage Minister.
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The Globe and Mail covers the prospect of Canadian anti-spam legislation.
Supreme Court of Canada Releases Patent Decision
The Supreme Court of Canada has issued its much anticipated patent decision Apotex Inc. v. Sanofi-Synthelabo Canada Inc. My colleague Jeremy deBeer offers his analysis here.
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