[TheTyee] What’s Fake about Canada’s Anti-Counterfeiting Bill

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Bill C-56 seems natural to support on surface but hides dangerous measures. […]

The substance of the bill is cause for concern, yet what has many up in arms is that the bill signals Canada intention to implement ACTA. […]

ACTA is badly damaged and will seemingly never achieve the goals of its supporters to emerge as a new global standard for intellectual property enforcement. But for the U.S., which spent years pressuring ACTA participants to strike a deal, it still hopes to revive the agreement by at least garnering the necessary six ratifications for it to take effect. […]

http://thetyee.ca/Mediacheck/2013/03/14/Canada-Anti-Counterfeiting-Bill/