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In Committee from the House of Commons
Finance - June 2, 2015 - Part 1
Canada's information commissioner is among the witnesses who discuss the budget implementation act (C-59). Jonathan Champagne (executive director, Canadian Alliance of Student Associations), Claire Seaborn (president, Canadian Intern Association), Tim Gleason (partner at law firm Dewart Gleason LLP), and John Farrell (executive director, Federally Regulated Employers - Transportation and Communications) offer their thoughts on the proposed measures to protect interns. Graham Henderson (president and C.E.O., Music Canada) applauds the extension of the term of copyright for sound recordings from 50 to 70 years. Information Commissioner Suzanne Legault reiterates her serious concerns with the proposal to retroactively rewrite the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act in relation to long-gun registry data. She issued a special report on the matter in May. (June 2, 2015) UPDATE: Bill C-59 received royal assent on June 23.