An anonymous reader writes "For those with a stake in the opposition of Jim Prentice's C-61, the canadian DMCA, this previous week's election results will be displeasing. The conservative party, which promised to reintroduce the DMCA if elected, gained 19 seats this election, mostly at the expense of the flagging liberal party, a mere 12 short of a majority government.
While still a minority government, the increase in conservative representation, as well as the relatively low profile of this issue amidst other, more pressing concerns, increases the likelihood the son of C-61 will come to fruition.
On a positive note, the number of MP's supporting Geist's copyright pledge has increased to 34. Given the conservative party's historic disregard toward public opinion, however, their efforts will have to rally the full opposition across 3 major parties in order to defeat the bill.
A mere 12 MP's now stand between the Canadian public and the MAFIAA's hungry maw."
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I'm still tentatively moving toward emigration to canada, but with the increasing fragmentation of the liberal parties there, I'm nervous about the future.
Is there any english speaking nation left with a similarly liberal population and copyright laws which won't usher in the next dark age?
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I'm still tentatively moving toward emigration to canada, but with the increasing fragmentation of the liberal parties there, I'm nervous about the future.
Is there any english speaking nation left with a similarly liberal population and copyright laws which won't usher in the next dark age?