Keatley. Bill C-209 aims to amend
the
Act to clarify that no copyright subsists in
any work that is, or has been, prepared or published by or under
the direction or control of Her Majesty or any government
department, without prejudicing any rights or privileges of the
Crown. Mr. Masse, the Bill s sponsor, stated during the first reading that the government has a closed door when it comes to government
publications, research and a number of published periodicals. This
costs taxpayers a significant amount of money. It is against open
government and is based upon a law that Canada enacted in 1921,