Canadian politician proposes federal funding for BioWare devs to buy the studio

NDP leader Avi Lewis said Canada should help BioWare employees buy the shuttered Edmonton studio and keep working on Mass Effect. He blamed the closure on EA's private-equity ownership following its acquisition by PIF, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners.

• Lewis urged giving developers first chance and federal support to buy BioWare
• He tied the Edmonton studio's closure to EA's purchase by PIF, Silver Lake and Affinity
• The cancelled Mass Effect: Universe was to bring back party member Liara
• Lewis holds no institutional power to advance such a move