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.
A recording is available from Parliament.
4:25 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Gary Schellenberger
Thank you very much for that.
We'll go straight to the questions and we'll start off with Mr. Bélanger. It was his idea that we ask you folks here today. Please go ahead, Mr. Bélanger.
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Liberal
Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thanks to the committee members for accepting the suggestion.
Thank you to Maxime, Myriam, Jordan, Victoria, Jacqueline, Patrick and Noémie for being here today. Thank you also to their parents for agreeing to be part of this exercise.
You can speak English or French and you can follow here.
We have to study a bill that asks for less violence on television before 9:00 p.m. After 9:00 p.m., no one sees any problem. We have heard from teachers, from parents and from people that make television programs, and we thought that it would also be interesting to hear from you.
What I want to know is, what are your habits? I've talked to one of you.
I spoke to Patrick. He told me—and I hope this is not going to get you into trouble with your father—that he watches Trailer Park Boys that airs after 9:00 p.m.
Patrick, can you tell us how you watch Trailer Park Boys?
4:30 p.m.
As an Individual
You go onto the TV station's web site and you can see programs that they have broadcast, any time, on the Internet.
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Liberal
Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON
So, you go on the showcase.ca site and you can look for the shows you want.
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Liberal
Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON
OK.
What do you watch most, television, television on the computer or shows or sites like YouTube?
What do you watch the most?
4:30 p.m.
As an Individual
Most of the shows I watch, I watch on the computer, because I watch mostly MTV. A lot of the shows, they play once a day, so I can just go and get them on mtv.ca whenever I want, pretty much.
4:30 p.m.
As an Individual
I watch most of the TV shows on the actual television. I don't use the computer, just because my computer runs pretty slowly. The computer doesn't work as well as the TV.
4:30 p.m.
Liberal
Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON
You should talk to Santa.
Does anyone else wish to respond?
Noémie.
4:30 p.m.
As an Individual
I mostly watch TV. I do not really go on the computer.
4:30 p.m.
Liberal
Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON
Do your parents supervise what you are watching on television?
4:30 p.m.
As an Individual
Not to get my parents in trouble or anything, but not really. I can pretty much watch whatever I want.
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Liberal