Canadian Heritage committee  Warner Brothers is not directly in the games business, certainly, but one thing I'd like to note is you talked about the Canada media fund and that's been great in supporting smaller companies than us, that are starting out, some people who actually break out on their own and loo

Canadian Heritage committee  We have bursary programs through the universities. That's how we support this—

Canadian Heritage committee  If I may add to that, I think video games are a great untold Canadian story in a way. We are a massively successful industry, which has its challenges of course, but it's a great industry that helps Canada establish itself around the world. This morning I read something in La Pre

Canadian Heritage committee  Our association, ESAC, Entertainment Software Association of Canada, has been supportive of the bill. What it speaks to for us particularly is the protection of intellectual property, which is paramount in our industry. We invest millions of dollars in creating or sustaining bran

Canadian Heritage committee  Exactly.

Canadian Heritage committee  We have no direct interface.

Canadian Heritage committee  We certainly hope so. What I can tell you is that when we started working on our Montreal or other studio expansion, the Canadian dollar was at 80¢ on the American dollar. Now we are at par. We've been lucky to have great support programs through the multimedia tax credit, espec

Canadian Heritage committee  First, let me thank you for giving us the opportunity to appear before you today and briefly talk about this industry, which has really evolved over time. I will do the first part of my presentation in French and the second part in English. My name is Martin Carrier. I am a prou