Canadian Heritage committee  This is a real concern. Will it be a problem? It’s hard to quantify it, because there is no activity. But all the people we surveyed during those months of inactivity told us the same thing. Of course, it affects musicians and singers in the first place, but it also affects techn

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, it's urgent. I hope that I will be in front of you next week to discuss Bill C-10. It's something that we've been waiting for. I've been at l'ADISQ for 28 years, so I've seen a lot. We've been waiting for this bill to be a reality since, I would say, 1999, since the bad deci

Canadian Heritage committee  As I said, we did a survey among our members and most of them fear that 2021 will be even worse than 2020 because we don't see the end of it. In Quebec, everything is closed down until January 11, so we don't foresee any clear openings of the venues. Even if we come back in the a

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, there will be something left of it. I think that just as teleworking is now possible—we're seeing each other through Zoom for this committee meeting—some things will remain, and may even be easier. There will be something left of the virtual show. Now, everyone will tell yo

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, we're still hoping to see something. During pre-budget consultations, we presented requests for the music industry. We would be very happy to see them granted in the budget update. If they are not, we'll keep going and wait for the next budget.

Canadian Heritage committee  For sure, it's very important. In our music industry, we deal with authors, musicians, interpreters and the companies. It's very important that each group has access to specific money for them. It's important, through the Canada Council for the Arts or through another program, th

Canadian Heritage committee  I realize I forgot to describe the mission of the association I work for. ADISQ represents independent music producers in Quebec and in the greater Canadian francophonie. I wanted to clarify that. As I said earlier, the whole community continued to work, whether it be authors, a

Canadian Heritage committee  Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for inviting us to appear before you today. Before getting to the heart of the matter and talking about the pandemic, I'd like to take a few minutes to describe the world of music to you. Globally, this environment is very largely dominated

Industry committee  It would be a nightmare--for us.

Industry committee  Sure. But on this issue, I would like to raise one point and remind you that Canada was one of the first countries to fight for the new convention at UNESCO on the promotion of cultural diversity. It was a big fight over a number of years. I want to remind you that the U.S.A. and

Industry committee  Yes.... I'll say this in French, because--

Industry committee  Yes, I know. Although this question was not addressed to me, I want to answer it anyway. You have to recognize that telecommunications can also be considered broadcasting undertakings, because they are. That's the point. Sometimes you have a real telecommunications system but th

Industry committee  Yes, sir. I'll just tell you that I have in my hand the condition of licence of Telesat. It's a document from Industry Canada, and it says clearly: “Telesat will operate the satellite as a Canadian telecommunications common carrier as defined under the Telecommunications Act.

Industry committee  No problem.

Industry committee  Could you repeat the question?