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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 64
Tuesday, May 21, 2002
The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage met in a televised session at 9:12 a.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, the Chair, Clifford Lincoln, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Jim Abbott, Sarmite Bulte, Rodger Cuzner, Claude Duplain, Christiane Gagnon, John Harvard, Betty Hinton, Wendy Lill, Clifford Lincoln, Dennis Mills and Tony Tirabassi.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Joseph Jackson, Terrence Thomas, Research Officers. Consultant: David Black.
Witnesses: From the Directors Guild of Canada: Alan Goluboff, President; Pamela Brand, National Executive Director; Peter Grant, Legal Counsel, McCarthy Tetrault. From the Writers' Guild of Canada: Jefferson Lewis, Vice-President; Maureen Parker, Executive Director; Jim McKee, Director of Policy and Communications. From the Independent Film & Video Alliance: Peter Sandmark, National Director. From the Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association: Douglas C. Frith, President; Susan Peacock, Vice-President. From the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada: Peter Murdoch, Vice-President, Media; Michael Sullivan, National Representative. From the "Conseil provincial du secteur des communications du Syndicat canadien de la fonction publique": Jacqueline Turgeon, President, Communication Provincial Council (CUPE), President, "Syndicat des employés de bureau et professionnels de Radio-Canada (CUPE local 675)", Accounting clerk for Radio-Canada; Réal Leboeuf, President, "Syndicat des employés de TVA-Montréal (CUPE local 687)", Electronic technician and group supervisor for TVA-Montreal; Bernard Chabot, Member, "Syndicat des employés de TVA-Québec (CUPE local 2252)", Former President, Communication Provincial Council (CUPE), Reporter for TVA-Quebec; Jacques Denommé, Vice-President Cable television, Communication Provincial Council (CUPE), First Vice-President, "Syndicat des employés de Vidéotron (CUPE local 2815)", Director for Canal Vox, Videotron-Montreal; Armand Dubois, Member, "Syndicat des employés de TVA-Montréal (CUPE lcoal 687), Reporter à TVA-Montréal". From the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada: Gilles Valiquette, President; Paul Spurgeon, Vice-President, Legal Services and Legal Counsel; Alexina Louie, Classical Music Composer. From the Canadian Independent Record Production Association: Alexander Mair, Board Member. From the Canadian Recording Industry Association: Brian Robertson, President; Ken Thompson, Vice-President & General Counsel.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee resumed its study on the
State of the Canadian Broadcasting System. (See Minutes of Proceeding,
dated Thursday, November 8, 2001, Meeting No. 26).
By unanimous consent, it was agreed,
- That, notwithstanding the Committee’s decision of Wednesday, May 8, 2002 (Meeting No. 62, the Sub-Committee on Sport be authorised to sit on Wednesday, May 22, 2002 at 3:30 p.m.
The witnesses made statements and answered questions.
At 1:15 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Christine Fisher
Clerk of the Committee