Evidence of meeting #23 for Canadian Heritage in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was violent.
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4:35 p.m.
As an Individual
We usually go to bed around 9:30, so not really, but we watch some things, but not too
violent and not meant for adults. We watch shows like The Simpsons and shows for kids. That is about all.
4:35 p.m.
As an Individual
I am not allowed to watch Family Guy because it is Editorial Note : inaudible]. I go to bed at 9:30 p.m., like my sister.
4:35 p.m.
As an Individual
Yes. I can't watch Family Guy or Futurama or stuff like that, because I go to bed at around nine.
4:35 p.m.
Bloc
Maria Mourani Bloc Ahuntsic, QC
This is a question for everyone. What do you guys think a violent movie or game is? What is violence for you? When does a movie, a cartoon or a game become violent?
4:35 p.m.
Bloc
Maria Mourani Bloc Ahuntsic, QC
That is getting a bit violent. OK.
When do you think a game is violent?
4:35 p.m.
As an Individual
It can be violent even if there is no blood. If a movie gets sad at the same time, I find that it gets more violent. You think about it more. If it is not sad, and they are just killing each other, that does not bother me.
4:35 p.m.
Bloc
Maria Mourani Bloc Ahuntsic, QC
Can you give me an example of a violent film? What film would you say is too violent and that you should not watch it, even at 16 years old?
4:35 p.m.
As an Individual
Take The Last Samurai, for example. It is not extremely violent. A lot of movies are more violent than that, but people consider it really violent because it is sad at the same time. When a character dies, you really see the life going out of him.
4:35 p.m.
As an Individual
I do not know. Even though I am almost 16, I still get really scared. As soon as there is blood and stuff like that, I do not watch any more.
4:35 p.m.
As an Individual
It's the same as Jacqueline. Usually when there's a really violent scene or something in a movie, I'll just look away and not really watch it. I find it kind of disturbing when there is a lot of blood and gore, like, for example, in the Saw movies. I haven't seen any of them, because they are too scary for me, and I really don't like the blood and gore. I think they're too violent.
4:40 p.m.
Conservative
4:40 p.m.
NDP
Bill Siksay NDP Burnaby—Douglas, BC
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
It's funny listening to you talk about the kinds of programs you watch, because I'm still the guy who hides when the flying monkeys take off in The Wizard of Oz. That's about the level of violence I can cope with in my own television watching. It seems to have progressed a little since the flying monkeys in The Wizard of Oz, which was a program I watched a lot as a young person.
I wanted to know if any of you had a family meeting to talk about what you should watch on television. Have you ever sat down with your parents or your brothers and sisters and talked about what's good to watch on television, what's not, and why you might watch some things and not watch other things?
4:40 p.m.
As an Individual
I have never really had that discussion with my parents. Maybe once or twice my mom or my dad has walked in and asked, “What on earth are you watching?” But I've never really been told, “No, you're not allowed to watch this show”, or that kind of thing.
