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Charlie Angus during Question Period on the DMCA

Digital Copyright Canada - Thu, 05/15/2008 - 20:03


A link to the above video came directly from Charlie with the following text:

Angus challenges Conservative thinking over digital innovation issues in the wake of comments by Conservative Senate Leader Marjorie LaBreton who said she doesn't understand technologies like facebook and she thinks they are dangerous.

He then challenges Jim Prentice over the U.S. arm-twisting to enact a DMCA-style copyright Act. The Conservatives have pledged that all treaties will be debated in the House of Commons before being ratified. Angus challenges Prentice on refusing to bring WIPO into the House prior to any new copyright legislation.

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National Archives and Ancestry.com Partner to Make Millions of Historical Documents Available Online

Sabrina Pacifici - Thu, 05/15/2008 - 18:05
News release: "To celebrate Memorial Day and honor all who have served our country, Ancestry.com ? the world?s largest online...
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CBO: Covering Uninsured Children in the State Children's Health Insurance Program

Sabrina Pacifici - Thu, 05/15/2008 - 17:55
Covering Uninsured Children in the State Children's Health Insurance Program, May 15, 2008: html | pdf | blog. Testimony before...
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Life After Lockup: Improving Reentry From Jail to the Community

Sabrina Pacifici - Thu, 05/15/2008 - 17:49
Life After Lockup: Improving Reentry From Jail to the Community: "This Bureau of Justice Assistance monograph presents an overview of...
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New GAO Reports: 2010 Census, Congressional Review Act, Credit and Debit Cards, Information Management

Sabrina Pacifici - Thu, 05/15/2008 - 17:45
2010 Census: Bureau Needs to Specify How It Will Assess Coverage Follow-up Techniques and When It Will Produce Coverage Measurement...
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Treasury Releases Semiannual Report on International Economic and Exchange Rate Policies

Sabrina Pacifici - Thu, 05/15/2008 - 17:44
Semiannual Report to Congress on International Economic and Exchange Rate Policies, May 15, 2008: "Global growth remained strong in 2007,...
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Public Health Impacts of Climate Change in California

Sabrina Pacifici - Thu, 05/15/2008 - 17:41
Public Health Impacts of Climate Change in California: Community Vulnerability Assessments and Adaptation Strategies. Report No. 1: Heat-Related Illness and...
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FTC to Host Conference on Consumer Information and the Mortgage Market

Sabrina Pacifici - Thu, 05/15/2008 - 17:30
News release: "The Federal Trade Commission?s Bureau of Economics will host a conference on May 29 to highlight and assess...
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President?s Management Agenda Scorecard for second quarter FY 2008

Sabrina Pacifici - Thu, 05/15/2008 - 00:49
"OMB released the President?s Management Agenda (PMA) Scorecard for the second quarter of FY 2008, showing a continued trend for...
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Ombudsman launches EU-wide consultation on access to databases

Sabrina Pacifici - Thu, 05/15/2008 - 00:39
Press release: "The European Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, has launched a consultation process within the European Network of Ombudsmen on...
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Secretary Kempthorne Announces Decision to Protect Polar Bears under Endangered Species Act

Sabrina Pacifici - Thu, 05/15/2008 - 00:08
News release: "Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne...announced that he is accepting the recommendation of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...
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EPIC Report: - REAL ID Implementation Review: Few Benefits, Staggering Costs

Sabrina Pacifici - Wed, 05/14/2008 - 18:08
"At a REAL ID Workshop at the Berkman Center, EPIC today released a new report on the Department of Homeland...
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Report Examining Public Health, Safety, and Security for Mass Gatherings

Sabrina Pacifici - Wed, 05/14/2008 - 18:06
Committee on Homeland Security Majority Staff Report Examining: Public Health, Safety, and Security for Mass Gatherings, May 2008 (64 pages,...
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CDT: Legislation Needed to Correct Widespread Errors in use of National Security Letters

Sabrina Pacifici - Wed, 05/14/2008 - 17:54
CDT Policy Post 14.5: National Security Letters: "Widespread errors in the use of National Security Letters requires legislative action, says...
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ODNI Launches New Web Site

Sabrina Pacifici - Wed, 05/14/2008 - 17:51
News release: "The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) today launched a redesigned Web site featuring expanded content,...
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Report: Capping Co2 Emissions, Boosting Energy Costs

Sabrina Pacifici - Wed, 05/14/2008 - 17:39
H. Sterling Burnett and D. Sean Shurtleff, Capping CO2 Emissions, Boosting Energy Costs, National Center for Policy Analysis, Brief Analysis...
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New GAO Reports: Medical Devices, Health Savings Accounts, U.S.-China Trade

Sabrina Pacifici - Wed, 05/14/2008 - 17:35
Medical Devices: FDA Faces Challenges in Conducting Inspections of Foreign Manufacturing Establishments, GAO-08-780T, May 14, 2008 U.S. Department of Agriculture:...
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Fact Sheet: Emergency Supplemental - Iraq, Afghanistan, Veterans and Workers

Sabrina Pacifici - Wed, 05/14/2008 - 17:34
Fact Sheet: Emergency Supplemental: Iraq, Afghanistan, Veterans and Workers, Prepared by the Majority Staff of the House Appropriations Committee, May...
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Healthcare Inspection Evaluation of Quality Management in Veterans Health Administration Facilities Fiscal Year 2007

Sabrina Pacifici - Wed, 05/14/2008 - 17:34
Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General: Healthcare Inspection Evaluation of Quality Management in Veterans Health Administration Facilities Fiscal Year 2007...
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