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.
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As an Individual
Before school, sometimes at the sports centre, and then after school.
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Liberal
Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON
Let me switch gears quickly, Mr. Chairman.
Do you play games either on PlayStation or on the computer, and what kinds of games? Are they violent games or non-violent games?
Maxime.
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As an Individual
I play on PS2, PlayStation 2, and I play Desert Storm. I play a war game.
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Liberal
Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON
A war game. So there's lots of killing. Are your parents okay with that?
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As an Individual
I play Xbox and PS2. Sometimes I play Halo and Call of Duty, and stuff.
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As an Individual
I play games on the computer. I have a PS3 and a PS2. I usually play violent games, because I think there's more of a variety of violent games than the rest of the kinds of games, so usually they're the best.
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As an Individual
I don't play any video games. I don't have a video game box at my house. I usually just play computer games online that aren't really violent at all.
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As an Individual
The games I play are Guitar Hero and Dance Dance. They are not really violent.
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Liberal
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Bloc
Maria Mourani Bloc Ahuntsic, QC
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Hi, guys. Thank you for coming. I am going to talk to you in French, but you can answer me in English; it is no problem at all.
Patrick, Victoria, Jacqueline and Noémie, you said that you watch movies or play violent games, but that your parents do not really supervise what you are doing. Patrick, you go on the Internet to watch shows that are on television after 9:00 p.m. Do you think that, because you are older now, you can choose your own television programs, games and so on? You are teenagers, after all.
4:35 p.m.
As an Individual
I would say yes. When I was younger, they were more strict, but I am going to be 16 soon. I think that I can decide what I am comfortable watching and what not.
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As an Individual
My parents do not let me watch everything, but there are limits to what they can do. They do not watch me all the time when I am on the computer, so I can pretty much watch anything.
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Bloc
Maria Mourani Bloc Ahuntsic, QC
Do you think that it was harder to watch what you wanted when you were younger?
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As an Individual
When I was younger, I was not allowed to watch some programs. When I was nine, my mother said that I could not watch The Simpsons and shows like Family Guy
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Bloc
Maria Mourani Bloc Ahuntsic, QC
About how old were you when you started having a bit more freedom in choosing television shows. Were you 12?
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Bloc
Maria Mourani Bloc Ahuntsic, QC
I have a question for Myriam, Maxime and Jordan.
Right now, can you watch anything on television, even after 9:00 p.m? Do your parents supervise what you are watching?
