Skip to main content
Start of content

INDU Committee Meeting

Notices of Meeting include information about the subject matter to be examined by the committee and date, time and place of the meeting, as well as a list of any witnesses scheduled to appear. The Evidence is the edited and revised transcript of what is said before a committee. The Minutes of Proceedings are the official record of the business conducted by the committee at a sitting.

For an advanced search, use Publication Search tool.

If you have any questions or comments regarding the accessibility of this publication, please contact us at accessible@parl.gc.ca.

Previous day publication Next day publication
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 15
 
Monday, March 24, 2014
 

The Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology met at 3:31 p.m. this day, in Room C-120, 1 Wellington Street, the Chair, David Sweet, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Joyce Bateman, Raymond Côté, Cheryl Gallant, Hon. Mike Lake, Brian Masse, Peggy Nash, Hon. Judy Sgro, David Sweet, Dave Van Kesteren and Mark Warawa.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Mathieu Frigon, Analyst; Édison Roy-César, Analyst. House of Commons: Philippe Grenier-Michaud, Procedural Clerk.

 

Witnesses: Warner Brothers Games Montréal: Martin Carrier, Vice-President and Studio Head. Centre for Digital Media: Richard Smith, Director and Professor, Master of Digital Media Program. Digital Extremes: Michael Schmalz, President.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Monday, February 10, 2014, the Committee resumed its study of entertainment software industry in Canada.
 

Martin Carrier, and Richard Smith, by videoconference from Victoria, British Columbia, and Michael Schmalz, by videoconference from London, Ontario, made statements and answered questions.

 

At 5:16 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:19 p.m., the sitting resumed.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 106(2), the Clerk of the Committee proceeded to the election of a Vice-Chair.
 

On motion of Mike Lake, it was agreed, — That Peggy Nash be elected First Vice-Chair of the Committee.

 
The Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.
 

At 5:20 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:21 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

 

It was agreed, — That a proposed budget in the amount of $17,500.00, for the study of Entertainment Software Industry in Canada be adopted.

 

At 5:31 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Andrew Bartholomew Chaplin
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2014/03/26 9:30 a.m.