Canada bill C-56 called the Combating Counterfeiting Products Act (CCPA) that complies with ACTA. Canada will be the second country to ratify treaty.
This bill stops counterfeit products from crossing the US/Canadian borders especially those poorly made products that are made from China, including toys with lead paint, counterfeit shoes and handbags.
The USTR may also urge TPP negotiating countries who signed onto ACTA, ratify it, including New Zealand and Singapore. Still no word if Australian Senate is going to ratify ACTA, although its committee rejected it. Japan had previously ratified the treaty. The Mexican Senate rejects ACTA, so it's unlikely they will ratify it.
This will leave up to our US Senate to amend a bill to ratify it.
So Canadians, urge your parliament to vote NO on C-56.
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