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MINUTES OF PROCEEDING
(Meeting No. 43)
THURSDAY JUNE 11, 1998
The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage met at 11:10 o’clock a.m., this day, in Room 269, West Block, the Chair, Clifford Lincoln, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Clifford Lincoln, Mauril Bélanger, Paul Bonwick, Dennis Mills, Suzanne Tremblay and Mark Muise.
Acting Members present: Peter Stoffer for Wendy Lill.
In attendance: From the Parliamentary Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Gaston Blais, Research Officer.
Witnesses: From the Canada Council of the Arts: Shirley Thomson, Director; François Colbert, Former Vice-Chairman and Special Advisor and Joanne Morrow, Director of the Arts Division. From the National Arts Centre: John Cripton, Director and CEO; Jean-Thérèse Riley, Chair, Board of Trustees; Brian Macdonald, Senior Artistic Advisor and Jean-Claude Marcus, Artistic Consultant.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), consideration of a Canadian cultural policy.
François Colbert, Shirley Thomson, Joanne Morrow, Jean-Thérèse Riley, Brian Macdonald and John Cripton made opening statements and with Jean-Pierre Marcus answered questions.
At 1:00 o’clock p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Norm Radford
Clerk of the Committee