Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Ladies and gentlemen members of the committee, on behalf of the Union des artistes, I want to thank you for inviting us to appear as you consider the Canadian feature film industry. As the chair mentioned, I am the President of the Union des artistes, comm

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you. I was talking about the CRTC's broadcasting regulations and the decision that was made on March 12, and I said we were concerned about it. The quotas for the percentage of Canadian programs broadcast during the day are going from 55% to 0%. So the rules on Canadian co

Canadian Heritage committee  It should be pointed out that the dubbing of a film and that of an advertisement are two different things. They are covered by totally different collective agreements. At the Union des artistes, we have 54 collective agreements. In the case you are telling me about, the Associat

Canadian Heritage committee  That said, it is definitely a market that influences the other one.

Canadian Heritage committee  Clearly, and that is why it is very difficult for the Union des artistes to keep the bar high and negotiate extensively. I am hearing that there is no money to be made in new media, while the income of actors who do advertisements on television is still decent. But they are not i

Canadian Heritage committee  So those are two completely different things.

Canadian Heritage committee  You are probably talking about House of Cards.

Canadian Heritage committee  As we specified in our brief, Netflix will no longer do dubbing in Quebec, and I'm not only talking about House of Cards. In fact, that is why the union sat down with the major producers, including Technicolor, which accounts for 50% of the market. They clearly told us that we ha

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes.

Canadian Heritage committee  Could you clarify your question?

Canadian Heritage committee  In terms of film production, I couldn't say. Our position is much more focused on Canadian content on TV.

Canadian Heritage committee  To be perfectly honest, Mr. Nantel, I couldn't say when it comes to films. We'd have to examine that.

Canadian Heritage committee  We can certainly talk later.

Canadian Heritage committee  It's me.

Canadian Heritage committee  First, thank you for receiving us and for taking the time to listen to us. Let me begin my remarks with the accountability mechanisms. We are very much aware that the various levels of government have earmarked funding for revitalizing our culture. We are extremely grateful fo