Canadian businesses currently face major challenges in protecting their rights. Although Canada has recognized and enshrined intellectual property rights since Confederation, we have fallen behind in recent years.
In modern, developed nations such as Canada, where services and innovation have become key economic drivers, the protection of intellectual property rights is essential to continued growth...
...We were also encouraged by the continued co-operation on the protection of intellectual property rights with our industry and government counterparts in the U.S. and Mexico through the Security Prosperity Partnership.
The three leaders reiterated their support for an intellectual property rights action plan as a priority item for all three governments at last month's leaders' meeting in New Orleans and we look forward to working with them to ensure it is implemented......
from: thestar.com/comment/article/434437

Yeah, home of the brave and land of the free. Now, just step this way into that room with that wooden chair please.