Mr. Sookman has extensive involvement in government relations activities and has appeared on numerous occasions before Parliamentary committees including in relation to amendments to the Copyright Act, Canada’s anti-spam law (CASL), and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
- Copyright reform consultations – Artificial intelligence and Internet of Things (2021)
- Copyright reform consultations – Intermediary liability issues (2021)
- Trade in Intangibles and impacts of the CPPA on small business (Roundtable with Minister Ng) (December 2020)
- OPC consultation on artificial intelligence: my submission to the consultation (March 2020)
- OPC consultation on trans-border data flows: my submission to the consultation (August 2019)
- INDU Committee Copyright Reform (December 2018)
- Personal submissions to CRTC in support of FairPlay site blocking proposal (March 2018)
- INDU Committee: appeared before Committee on CASL (October 2017)
- Digital Privacy Act Security Breach Regulations: my representations to ISED (October 2017)
- Roundtable with Minister Freeland on IP provisions for USMCA negotiations (October 2017)
- House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade (May 2016)
- Senate Committee on TPP (April 2016)