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Minutes of Proceedings

44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 64
Monday, March 27, 2023, 3:43 p.m. to 4:49 p.m.
Webcast
Presiding
Joël Lightbound, Chair (Liberal)

House of Commons
• Philippe Méla, Legislative Clerk
• Jean-François Pagé, Legislative Clerk
 
Library of Parliament
• Sarah Lemelin-Bellerose, Analyst
• Scott McTaggart, Analyst
Department of Industry
• Andre Arbour, Director General, Telecommunications and Internet Policy Branch
Pursuant to the order of reference of Wednesday, November 30, 2022, the committee resumed consideration of Bill C-288, An Act to amend the Telecommunications Act (transparent and accurate broadband services information).

The committee commenced its clause-by-clause study of the Bill.

Pursuant to Standing Order 75(1), consideration of the Preamble was postponed.

The Chair called Clause 1.

Rick Perkins moved, — That Bill C-288, in Clause 1, be amended by adding after line 25 on page 2 the following:

“(g) the measures that are to be taken, including in respect of compliance monitoring and enforcement, to ensure that the fixed broadband services provided by Canadian carriers reflect the information made available under subsection (2).”

By unanimous consent, after debate, the question was put on the amendment of Rick Perkins and it was agreed to.

By unanimous consent, Clause 1, as amended, carried.

The Preamble carried.

The Title carried.

The Bill, as amended, was adopted.

ORDERED, — That the Chair report the Bill, as amended, to the House.

ORDERED, — That Bill C-288, as amended, be reprinted for the use of the House of Commons at report stage.

At 3:49 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 3:52 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Department of Industry
• Patrick Blanar, Director, Copyright and Trademark Policy Directorate
• Pierre-Luc Racine, Policy Advisor, Copyright and Trademark Policy Directorate
Pursuant to the order of reference of Wednesday, November 30, 2022, the committee resumed consideration of Bill C-294, An Act to amend the Copyright Act (interoperability).

The committee commenced its clause-by-clause study of the Bill.

The Chair called Clause 1.

Andy Fillmore moved, — That Bill C-294, in Clause 1, be amended by

(a) replacing line 4 on page 1 with the following:

“1 (1) Subsection 41.12(1) of the Copyright Act is re-”

(b) replacing lines 7 to 21 on page 1 with the following:

“son who circumvents a technological protection measure that protects a lawfully obtained computer program for the purpose of

(a) obtaining information that would allow the person to make the program or a device in which it is embedded interoperable with any other computer program, device or component; or

(b) making the program or a device in which it is embedded interoperable with any other computer program, device or component.

(2) Subsections 41.12(4) to (7) of the Act are replaced by the following:

(4) A person referred to in paragraph (1)(a) may communicate the information obtained under that paragraph to another person for the purposes of allowing that person to make the computer program or a device in which it is embedded interoperable with any other computer program, device or component.

(5) A person to whom the technology, device or component referred to in subsection (3) is provided may use it only for the purpose of making the computer program and any other computer program interoperable.

(6) A person to whom the information referred to in subsection (4) is communicated may use it only for the purpose of making the computer program or a device in which it is embedded interoperable with any other computer program, device or component.

(7) A person is not entitled to benefit from the exceptions under subsection (1) or (6) if, for the purposes of making the computer program or a device in which it is embedded interoperable with any other computer program, device or component, the person does an act that constitutes an infringement of copyright.

(8) A person is not entitled to benefit from the exceptions under subsection (2), (3) or (5) if, for the purposes of making the computer program and any other computer program interoperable, the person does an act that constitutes an infringement of copyright.

(9) A person is not entitled to benefit from the exception under subsection (4) if, for the purposes of making the computer program or a device in which it is embedded interoperable with any other computer program, device or component, the person does an act that constitutes an infringement of copyright or an act that contravenes any Act of Parliament or any Act of the legislature of a province.”

At 4:20 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:47 p.m., the sitting resumed.

After debate, the question was put on the amendment of Andy Fillmore and it was agreed to.

Clause 1, as amended, carried.

The Title carried.

The Bill, as amended, was adopted.

ORDERED, — That the Chair report the Bill, as amended, to the House.

ORDERED, — That Bill C-294, as amended, be reprinted for the use of the House of Commons at report stage.

At 4:49 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Michael MacPherson
Clerk of the committee