OTTAWA—Former industry minister John Manley, who served under prime minister Jean Chrétien when the former Liberal government passed omnibus copyright reform legislation in 1997, offered some advice to members of the House legislative committee on Bill C-32 Wednesday.

“I bear the scars of the last time Canada’s Copyright Act was amended, and I’m the first to admit that mediating among so many competing interests requires a great deal of care and effort,” Manley, who appeared as president and CEO of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE), told the committee.

The copyright reform legislation that passed under Manley’s watch, also called Bill C-32, received royal assent shortly before Parliament dissolved for the 1997 election.

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