Canadian Heritage committee  Absolutely. You know, we have this discussion within our community quite often. Digital media is sometimes seen, I think, as maybe a lower form of Canadian cultural content. But everything you saw in that reel was Canadian made, Canadian produced. People were drinking Canadian wa

Canadian Heritage committee  That's very limited. I think Canada actually has a huge number--a majority--of game developers who don't focus on violent games. I think that's something to be proud of. There are some of those, but not very many. The majority focus on very redeeming qualities. So yes, we do thi

Canadian Heritage committee  Very serious questions to consider, indeed. My first thought on this is that when we're talking from a digital media perspective, I think what we're saying is that there are models in the marketplace. And there are emerging models, especially with regard to Web 2.0, that could i

Canadian Heritage committee  Those are some very good questions that have been raised, and I think we both have some comments on that. With regard to the copyright issue, protecting the rights of producers, especially as they move their IP across multiple platforms, is critical. What we're finding with digi

Canadian Heritage committee  Thanks, Phillip. We have a number of responses to the questions you've posed. I don't know if you would prefer to move to your questions.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes. We're almost finished this part, but we thought it was important to tell you what's actually happening in digital media, because it does inform your discussion.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you. I'll move it along. One of our capabilities, as you can see, is that we are well known for having strength in both content development and original IT. A number of international companies have located here. We all know that Canada is a wonderful place in which to live

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, and thank you for the opportunity to present this morning. I'm Lynda Brown, the president of New Media BC. I'm joined by my colleagues Adam Gooch and Phillip Djwa. We'd like to do a couple of things today. We want to show you some of our visual media and what's happ

Finance committee  I'm sorry; I didn't catch all of that question.

Finance committee  This a national initiative. It will create tens of thousands of jobs across Canada and will put into place--

Finance committee  We have a very detailed business plan and we truly see it as a partnership among several areas. Our request is to consider the partnership and to work with us in determining how to fund it. There are some obvious departments it could fall under, but we believe it is an investmen

Finance committee  Digital media is encompassing our entire lives and will continue to. From how we learn, how health care is delivered, how people are supported with mental illnesses--it's starting to penetrate every aspect of our lives. Canada has a very proud history of technical innovation, t

Finance committee  Thank you very much. We've provided an additional brief. We obviously have a lot to say about this. We'd be happy to answer any questions you have.

Finance committee  Thank you, and good morning. I'm here today representing the digital media associations from across the western provinces. We are delighted to speak to you regarding our goal of shared building and a new kind of infrastructure that will help Canadians prosper now and well into th