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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 42

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage met in camera at 3:30 p.m. this day, in Room 7-52, 131 Queen Street, the Chair, the Hon. Rob Moore, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Gordon Brown, Paul Calandra, Andrew Cash, Matthew Dubé, Parm Gill, Jim Hillyer, Hon. Rob Moore, Pierre Nantel, Scott Simms, Rathika Sitsabaiesan and Terence Young.

Acting Members present: Phil McColeman for Scott Armstrong.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Michael Dewing, Analyst ; Marion Ménard, Analyst.

The Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.

It was agreed, — That the Committee invite the following witnesses to appear in relation to its study on the Canadian entertainment software industry:

Alliance numérique (Montréal)
Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA)
BioWare
Canada Media Fund
Centre for Digital Media (Vancouver)
Deirdre Ayre, Other Ocean Interactive
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
DigiBC (Vancouver)
Eidos Montreal
Electronic Arts Canada (Montréal)
Entertainment Software Association of Canada
Greedy Productions & ‘The Electric Playground’ (Vancouver)
Humber College - School of Media Studies and Information Technology (Mississauga)
Interactive Ontario (Toronto)
KPMG
Montréal International
Sherridan College
Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (Québec)
Team Space - Lotus Software Services (Bedford, Nova Scotia)
Ubisoft Canada
Warner Brothers Games Montreal
Writers Guild of Canada.

It was agreed, — That if some of the witnesses listed above are not available to appear, the Committee invite the following witnesses as alternates:

bitHeads (Ottawa)
BlackCherry Digital Media (Ottawa)
Musique Plus - Denis Talbot (M. Net)
Nick Dyer-Witheford, Associate Professor, Western University
Xbox Canada.

At 4:03 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Christine Holke David
Clerk of the Committee

2012/10/31 3:15 p.m.