C-59 , 39th Parliament, 1st session Monday, April 3, 2006, to Friday, September 14, 2007
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (unauthorized recording of a movie)
This bill received royal assent on Friday, June 22, 2007
Statutes of Canada 2007, c. 28
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Friday, June 1, 2007
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Friday, June 1, 2007 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, June 13, 2007 |
Sitting 170
Major speeches
Agreed to
(Journals 170)
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End of stage activity
Committee report presented without an amendment, Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Committee of the Whole
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, June 13, 2007 |
Sitting 170
Agreed to
(Journals 170)
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Senate
End of stage activity
First reading, Thursday, June 14, 2007
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, June 14, 2007 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, Monday, June 18, 2007
Referral to committee, Monday, June 18, 2007
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, June 18, 2007 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Thursday, June 21, 2007
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
|---|---|
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 |
Meeting 52 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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Thursday, June 21, 2007 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Friday, June 22, 2007
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, June 21, 2007 |
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Friday, June 22, 2007 |
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
There are currently no recorded votes for this bill.
Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, June 13, 2007 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 170) | Rob Nicholson (Conservative) |
| Wednesday, June 13, 2007 | Response speech(Sitting 170) | Marlene Jennings (Liberal) |
| Wednesday, June 13, 2007 | Response speech(Sitting 170) | Réal Ménard (Bloc Québécois) |
| Wednesday, June 13, 2007 | Response speech(Sitting 170) | Joe Comartin (NDP) |
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, June 18, 2007 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 109) | |
| Monday, June 18, 2007 | Response speech(Sitting 109) |
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Further reading
Intellectual property theft and organized crime: the case of film piracy.
McIllwain, Jeffrey Scott.
Trends in Organized Crime, 8:15-39
The movie pirates.
Quirk, Matthew.
Atlantic Monthly, 299:30-1
We're a pirate nation - tougher legislation and more legal downloading options are needed to curb Canada's piracy problem.
Robinson, Marcus.
Playback: Canada's Broadcasting and Production Journal, p. 21
Will work for copyrights: the cultural policy of anti-piracy campaigns.
Gates, Kelly.
Social semiotics, 16:57-73