The Entertainment Software Association of Canada hosted its annual industry showcase for parliamentarians on Feb. 4. The event was just down the hall from the Dairy Farmers in the drawing room of the Chateau Laurier and featured many of the video game industry’s top games and developers. Companies including Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony came into town to give parliamentarians, staffers and media a chance to try out the games. The Lobby Monitor intern Anthony Kellner was there with his camera.
Louis Plamondon, interim leader of the Bloc Quebecois, and MP for Bas-Richelieu-Nicolet-Bécancour, Que., chatting with spokesperson from Nintendo Canada.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence James Bezan, right, watches the latest sports game from EA Sports Vancouver
Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages Shelly Glover takes over a Sony Playstation booth to try out their latest adventure game
NDP veterans affairs critic Peter Stoffer (Sackville-Eastern Shore, N.S.) speaks with Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs Parm Gill
Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and Intergovernmental Affairs Paul Calandra, on the left.