It's just another example of Canada letting the U.S. dictate our IP laws to their media moguls' benefit, for the sake of trade. These are the things Dumpster does not count in the balance of a deal yet presumes is entrenched even after reneging on that deal.

If the deal is ripped up, it should be ripped up entirely.

We're being gifted more freedom to make sure our own laws are working for us.

Proper reform would require pulling out of . . . I think it's three . . . large international treaties with a lot more signatories than just the US. Copyright terms have been too long for decades, not just since the last trilateral trade treaty.

One thing we could do immediately without having to negotiate with anyone outside the country is abolish crown copyright, though. It wouldn't free up a lot of stuff, but it would be a start.