Well thanks to the Search Engine interview with Anne Golden I think we all know now what the angle is: The Conference Board seems to be trying to diffuse public criticism by arguing that the government funds were for the conference in which the reports would be presented rather than for the reports themselves.

Personally I don’t find this technical detail to be very relevant, so despite the Globe’s generous stenography of the Conference Board’s PR, I think it is appropriate to repost the contact information of the politicians who should be dealing with this scandal.

And I once again encourage any willing Ontario residents to email your representatives and press them to:
a) Get back the 15,000 tax dollars that were spent on the conference.
b) Investigate the Conference Board’s other reports to see if they have used further tax money for lobbying.
c) If an investigation warrants it, end The Conference Board of Canada’s relationship as a “partner” research organization with the Ministry of Research and Innovation.

John Wilkinson Minister of Research and Innovation: john.wilkinson@ontario.ca

Gilles Bisson, NDP critic for Research and Innovation:
gilles@gillesbisson.com

From the Wall of the Fair Copyright for Canada Facebook group:

Now that the President and CEO of the Conference Board of Canada has explained that they received 15,000 dollars of taxpayer funding for the conference in which their plagiarized report was to be presented, I am reposting some relevant contact information for the politicians involved in case you want to email them about this:

John Wilkinson Minister of Research and Innovation: john.wilkinson@ontario.ca

Gilles Bisson, NDP critic for Research and Innovation:
gilles@gillesbisson.com

General Contact Page for the Ministry of Research and Innovation:
http://www.mri.gov.on.ca/english/contact/default.asp

In case you’re interested some of us have been discussing this in a little more detail in the forums:
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=6315846683&topic=10090

General Contact Page for the Ministry of Research and Innovation:
http://www.mri.gov.on.ca/english/contact/default.asp

Good to see you posting again. How are things?

Cheers

The MP’s have shown time and again that they really don’t give a damn, so I say we do what I’ve been saying to since the beginning. Canadians need to show they’re not a bunch of push over pansies. I say we take matters into our own hands and start by burning it all down to the ground. We fight and resist any way we can, no matter what draconian laws come our way. The wheels of law move slowly, but it’s been shown that they do indeed work. The recent news regarding Cinema Guzzo in Montreal is proof that there is at least some hope. If you find yourself in a position to sue, by all means PLEASE do so.

We need to do whatever it takes to bring about change for the good of all Canadian citizens and FORCE our government to understand that we will not accept pandering of any kind to the self interests of the US entertainment industry. Draconian copyright laws hurt everyone, the entertainment industry included even if they blindly refuse to accept that fact. The sooner our government realizes that the entertainment industry needs protecting from itself, the better off we’ll all be. Why they’re having such a hard time figuring this all out is beyond me, especially seeing as how they’re making new laws to protect people from themselves all the time. Sure, quite often nobody ever likes those new laws, but it’s always done for their own good. Wake up already Canada!

See this link to the MP3 of the CBoC Chair being interviewed, and what she had to say:
http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/4024/196/