Canadian Heritage committee  I have nothing more to say. Let's respect authors and our collective imagination, which is the very essence of our culture, our way of thinking, our way of being different and seeing the world differently.

Canadian Heritage committee  That's my fault.

Canadian Heritage committee  That's what we call in French “recherche et développement”. We just have to note that. I will continue in French, if you don't mind. No writing career develops overnight. We don't start writing, just as we don't start living—actually, few people do so—with tremendous success.

Canadian Heritage committee  I cannot tell you how people who are part of the Writers' Union of Canada or Quebec writers are doing, but I can talk to you about the people I come across. Those people have been suffering for years. They have often questioned their desire to write. They have thought twice befo

Canadian Heritage committee  I was not doing the series [Inaudible—Editor].

Canadian Heritage committee  It is profitable because we have a cultural industry. That industry is profitable, and it brings in money. Aside from that, there is a serious problem in Quebec, just as in Canada. I am talking about intellectual poverty. All you have to do to see this is look at social networks

Canadian Heritage committee  The author is indeed all alone. That's why authors need organizations that provide the infrastructure and support to assert their rights. I, myself, work with Copibec and other copyright societies. As a writer, you are alone. Few writers are as fortunate as I am to have been a p

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, thank you. It was on the 11th of June.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you. Let's try that. Is this okay?

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you. I'll do it in French, if you don't mind. Good morning. My name is Bryan Perro. I live in Shawinigan, but I have no connection to Jean Chrétien. I am a writer who is known in Quebec and internationally. I have sold 1.7 million books in French-speaking Canada alone. My