Fresh off his Search Engine interview, Industry Minister Jim Prentice faced more questions during Question Period from NDP MP Charlie Angus.
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Angus Reid Poll on Copyright Reveals Strong Opposition to C-61
Angus Reid has just released a new poll of Canadian views on the new copyright bill. The survey finds that 39 percent of Canadians want their MP to vote against the bill, 32 percent in favour, and 29 percent are not sure. By province the numbers are even more revealing: […]
Angus Reid Poll on Copyright Reveals Strong Opposition to C-61
Angus Reid has just released a new poll of Canadian views on the new copyright bill. The survey finds that 39 percent of Canadians want their MP to vote against the bill, 32 percent in favour, and 29 percent are not sure. By province the numbers are even more revealing: […]
The Search Engine Prentice Interview
Podcast is here. Prentice dodges the questions and ultimately hangs up on the interviewer. Update: YouTube version of the interview.
The First Week of the Fight Against Bill C-61
It has now been one week since Industry Minister Jim Prentice unveiled Bill C-61. While the bill yielded the predictable voices of immediate support from lobby groups anxious to import the DMCA to Canada, it did not take long for the government's communication strategy to go off-the-rails (a none-too-impressive performance by Prentice at the press conference did not help). By virtually any standard, it has not been a good week for a minister who is often described in glowing terms as future leadership material. The media coverage has nearly universally criticized the legislation. A sampling of masthead editorials include:
- Brantford Expositor
- Kingston Whig-Standard
- Nanaimo Daily News
- Ottawa Citizen
- Owen Sound Sun-Times
- Prince George Citizen
- Sudbury Star
- St. Catherines Standard
- Victoria Times-Colonist
- Welland Tribune
- Vancouver Sun
Further, the online anger has surely exceeded the Minister's expectations:
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