Canadian DMCA Postponed

On Friday, December 7, 2007 Stephen Harper’s government included controversial copyright legislation in the Notice Paper for the Parliamentary Agenda. The Notice Paper indicates that a given legislation will be brought forward. Yet, on Tuesday the bill was not introduced. What happened in the intervening days?
It seems democracy reared its angry head. On Saturday, December 8, 2007 Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry had an open house in Calgary. Armed with difficult questions and legitimate concerns, fifty ‘protestors’ attended. By Monday, December 10, 2007 an experiment in vocal democracy was also making waves; Fair Copyright Facebook Group had grown to over 15,000 members. In addition 2300 individuals had sent letters to their MP’s using the Copyright for Canadians easy letter writer.
That same Monday, Jim Prentice was questioned in The House of Commons by NDP Member of Parliament, Charlie Angus. This heated exchange is available for viewing here.
The press began to notice. Media coverage began to escalate. Stories began to crop up on CTV, CBC (news)
, CBC (Search Engine), Globe and Mail, Canadian Press, National Post, and The Ottawa Citizen. Internet coverage exploded.

In short Canadians found their voice. And it was a very loud and emphatic NO. What is the future for this bill? It is largely up to you. The time to do something is now. Take action. Join the thousands of Canadians who are standing up for democracy and balanced copyright.