Liberal Party dissenting opinion on the
recommendations to the Report of the Subcommittee on Canadian Industrial
Sectors.
1. Concerning recommendation 3 which was
adopted: The Liberal Party supports this recommendation as written but with the
words “and provinces” removed from the last sentence.
2. In relation to a recommendation on the
forestry industry, the Liberal Party of Canada supports a recommendation as
follows: “That the government of Canada establish a credit facility
specifically for the forestry industry”
3. In relation to a recommendation on copy
rights and antipiracy of intellectual property, the Liberal Party of Canada
supports the recommendation as follows: "That the Government of Canada
immediately introduce legislation to amend the Copyright Act, ratify the World
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty (WCT) and the WIPO
Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT), amend related acts and ensure
appropriate enforcement resources are allocated to combat the scourge and considerable
economic and competitive damage to Canada’s manufacturing and services sectors
and to Canada’s international reputation by the proliferation of counterfeiting
and piracy of intellectual property."