Evidence of meeting #13 for Industry, Science and Technology in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was companies.
A recording is available from Parliament.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative David Sweet
If somebody wants to answer that, right now I'm going to give each organization three minutes to wrap up. You can include that in your wrap-up, but we have to be disciplined in the three minutes, because we have some business to attend to after this.
We will begin with Ms. Ayre.
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Member, Other Ocean Group Canada, Canadian Interactive Alliance
I'm going to answer your question instead of doing a wrap-up.
My brother went to university in the United States. He happened to have been born there, as my father was there at school at the time. He ended up staying there and starting a video game company in 1990 in California. He always dreamed about starting a company in Canada. Despite the fact that when I did the due diligence it wasn't such a wise idea for him to open it in Atlantic Canada, he did invest in Prince Edward Island and then in Newfoundland. He has since sold much of his interest in California and he focuses on his Canadian companies. He's done the opposite.
I also want to mention there are no provincial tax credits in Newfoundland or Prince Edward Island. You can tell your wife that.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative David Sweet
I'm glad we wrapped up with a good Canadian story. Ms. Stiles, is there any point you want to make before we wrap up?
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Director, Public Policy and Communications, ACTRA - National
No, just to thank the committee for all your excellent questions and this important study, because it's a very important industry to our members and to so many Canadians, and there's a lot of potential. It's great to see this study taking place.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative David Sweet
Monsieur Benoit, you have two to three minutes, if you want to wrap up with some points?
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Professor, École des arts numériques, de l'animation et du design, As an Individual
I would like to conclude by simply thanking the committee once more for carrying out this relevant study.
Let me go back to what I think is a very important point, that is, the creation of intellectual property for Canadian companies. In the medium or long term, I think that will enable us to at least increase our chances of keeping jobs in Canada instead of outsourcing them to other countries.
5:05 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative David Sweet
Thank you very much, Mr. Benoit.
Thank you very much to all the witnesses. I know all my colleagues have benefited from your great testimony.
We're going to pause for a minute to go in camera. When we pause, I'm certain they'll all want to thank you and bid you adieu.
[Proceedings continue in camera]