Canadian Heritage committee  I quite like the expression “the system works” because it is true. The Musicaction board of directors is made up of 11 or 12 members who are broadcasters and record producers or who represent songwriters. They participate in launches and events in show business in general. They

Canadian Heritage committee  At the other end of the spectrum, there will always be those young artists who will claim they should get funding when they were not selected by their industry's jury system. Juries receive dozens and dozens of applications and cannot accept everyone. I empathize with them, but

Canadian Heritage committee  They are at the front door, if I can put it that way. I think that if those artists are truly talented and relevant, they will succeed. In 2014, people who were told “no” may wonder, “why not me?” My answer would be, “because not everyone can make it.“ And that happens often.

Canadian Heritage committee  I would say I have the same concern you expressed earlier when you asked my colleagues what would happen next. If you look at the francophone broadcasting ecosystem, the transactions that should have been done were done. As for French-language radio in Canada, mainly in Quebec,

Canadian Heritage committee  You know what projects are floating around. Should the CRTC look at what is happening on the Internet? Since new media are increasingly involved in music, should Internet service providers one day be called upon to contribute? Should international players, the Netflix and YouTube

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes and no. Your question gives me the opportunity to demonstrate the fundamental difference between FACTOR's funding and that of Musicaction when it comes to the viability of the organization. Duncan M. McKie told you about the three major transactions which occurred recently

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you for inviting us this morning. My name is Pierre Rodrigue, and I am the Vice-President of Communications and Marketing at Bell Media. However, it is in my capacity as chairman of the board of directors of Musicaction that I appear before you today.