Canadian Heritage committee  Absolutely. I echo Mr. Johnston's comments. We at Slant Six are working with EDC and have had a great rapport with them over the past two years. I find them to be massively proactive. They have actually set aside a specific fund for Asian video game developers. They are very larg

Canadian Heritage committee  I'd like to think there is a way for government to be proactive. For instance, if a federal digital tax program were implemented—and again, I'll bring up our good friends at EDC, who work in conjunction with our bank, the Royal Bank—although those credits might be off in the dist

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes. If I may, I'll give a brief commentary. You might recall the annual revenue number of $55 billion that I mentioned. By the way, that number is forecast to grow globally at 8% for each of the next three years, which is not an insignificant number. Our friends at the Entertai

Canadian Heritage committee  First of all, let me say that if our Vancouver resource could be made available to our friend in Halifax, we'd be happy to fill that need. The affordability of this workforce is integral to its success. It's interesting that some people portray the tax credit programs as a race

Canadian Heritage committee  Thanks. Yes, I would be very pleased to talk to those issues. Let me correct something. We do use SR and ED. It's very helpful for our industry. Most of our members do well qualify, as there is a high degree of experimentation as well as development in the course of video game m

Canadian Heritage committee  It's important that in the educational system we need to prioritize training. We do it in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics realm, the STEM, but disciplines such as animation, visual effects, game design, and sound design lead to high-value, high-paying jobs.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thanks very much, Dennis. It's a privilege to be here today and to be part of the interview and feedback process, so thanks very much for that. Also, I'm quite pleased to see that the video game development industry—and the digital technology industry overall, the entertainmen