Bell, Canada's largest telecom company, has called on the government to support radical copyright and broadcast distribution reforms as part of the NAFTA renegotiation. Their proposals include the creation of a mandated website blocking system without judicial review overseen by the CRTC and the complete criminalization of copyright with criminal provisions attached to all commercial infringement. Bell also supports an overhaul of the current retransmission system for broadcasters, supporting a "consent model" that would either keep U.S. channels out of the Canadian market or dramatically increase their cost of access while maintaining simultaneous substitution.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Knowledge Troll on Sunday October 01 2017, @04:09PM (2 children)
the full force of the constitution itself. Yes it effectively gives the Senate alone power to amend the Constitution so long as they can find a third party nation that will go along. It is however well entrenched at this point. It is one of the places where the War on Drugs gains it's power: treaties.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 01 2017, @08:31PM (1 child)
That part does not exist. It is a myth that treaties override the Constitution or are equal to it. The Constitution is the highest law of the land.
Where are you getting this?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 01 2017, @10:33PM
Section 35 says "The existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada are hereby recognized and affirmed."