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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 74
Thursday, June 13, 2002
The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage met at 9:15 a.m. this day, in Room 701, La Promenade Building, the Chair, Clifford Lincoln, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Jim Abbott, Sarmite Bulte, Claude Duplain, Christiane Gagnon, John Harvard, Betty Hinton, Wendy Lill, Clifford Lincoln, Dennis Mills and Tony Tirabassi.
Acting Members present: John Finlay for Paul Bonwick; Roy Cullen for Rodger Cuzner; Ovid Jackson for Roger Gallaway; Larry Spencer for Chuck Strahl and Peter MacKay for Loyola Hearn.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Joseph Jackson, Terrence Thomas, research officers. From the Legislative Services: Philippe Méla, Legislative Clerk.
Witnesses: From the Department of Canadian Heritage: Bruce Stockfish, Director General, Copyright Policy; Michael Himsl, Senior Policy Analyst; Jeff Richstone, Legal Counsel. From the Department of Industry: Michèle Gervais, Director, Intellectual Property Policy; Bruce Couchman, Senior Legal Analyst, Intellectual Property Policy; Anna Marie Labelle, Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property Law Group.
Pursuant to its Order of Reference of Friday, February 22, 2002, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-48, An Act to amend the Copyright Act (See Minutes of Proceedings, Wednesday, May 29, 2002, Meeting No. 68).
The Committee commenced clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill.
Debate arose on the order in which the proposed amendments might be considered.
At 9:30 a.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 9:45 a.m., the sitting resumed.
On motion of John Harvard,
It was agreed, - That clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill be postponed until 3:30 p.m. on Monday, June 17, 2002.
On motion of John Harvard,
It was agreed, - That further amendments to the Bill be submitted to the Clerk of the Committee no later than 12:00 noon on Friday, June 14, 2002, and distributed to Committee members.
The witnesses made statements and answered questions.
At 10:35 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Christine Fisher
Clerk of the Committee