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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 43

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage met at 3:30 p.m. this day, in Room 228 The Valour Building, the Chair, Gordon Brown, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Gordon Brown, Hon. Stéphane Dion, Rick Dykstra, Jim Hillyer, Pierre Nantel, Rathika Sitsabaiesan, Kennedy Stewart, John Weston, Terence Young and David Yurdiga.

In attendance: House of Commons: Michelle Legault, Procedural Clerk . Library of Parliament: Michael Dewing, Analyst ; Marion Ménard, Analyst.

Witnesses: Association québécoise de la production médiatique: Marie Collin, Chief Executive Officer; Brigitte Doucet, Assistant general director. Toronto International Film Festival Inc.: Piers Handling, Chief Executive Officer. Serendipity Point Films: Robert Lantos, Owner. Québec Cinema Foundation: François Lemieux, Director, Tournée du cinéma québécois. Société de développement des entreprises culturelles: Monique Simard, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Monday, February 16, 2015, the Committee resumed its review of the Canadian feature film industry.

Marie Collin, François Lemieux and Monique Simard, by teleconference from Montreal, Quebec, made statements and answered questions.

At 4:30 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:34 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Robert Lantos and Piers Handling, by videoconference from Toronto, Ontario, made statements and answered questions.

At 5:31 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Cynara Corbin
Clerk of the Committee

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