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The James Moore Hockey Tweet

As many will have heard, over the weekend Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore posted a tweet saying the Vancouver Canucks are Canada's team in the NHL playoffs.  Denis McGrath wrote a response titled Tweets Have Consequences, which I retweeted on Sunday night.  By Monday, the story took off, with national […]

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May 4, 2010 — 2 comments — News

ACTRA on Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore

This week ACTRA's Stephen Waddell appeared before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.  A discussion on the private copying levy led to a testy exchange about Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore with Waddell stating: "I really don't understand why our minister, the minister who should, as you say, be defending […]

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April 29, 2010 — 6 comments — News

ACTRA Chair Presses Moral Rights Reform

ACTRA Chair Ferne Downey publishes an op-ed in the Georgia Straight that focuses on moral rights and WIPO ratification.

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August 26, 2009 — Comments are Disabled — News

ACTRA Posts Position on Copyright Reform

ACTRA has posted its position on the copyright reform consultation ahead of Monday's roundtable in Halifax.

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August 8, 2009 — Comments are Disabled — News

ACTRA on Copyright Reform

ACTRA President Ferne Downey has an op-ed on copyright reform in the Toronto Star.

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August 6, 2009 — Comments are Disabled — News