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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 9
 
Thursday, June 22, 2006
 

The Standing Committee on Official Languages met in a televised session at 9:08 a.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, the Chair, Guy Lauzon, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Vivian Barbot, Sylvie Boucher, Jean-Claude D'Amours, Yvon Godin, Luc Harvey, Guy Lauzon, Pierre Lemieux, Brian Murphy, Daniel Petit, Pablo Rodriguez and Hon. Raymond Simard.

 

Acting Members present: Carole Freeman for Paule Brunelle.

 

In attendance: Parliamentary Information and Research Service: Jean-Rodrigue Paré, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: Sylvain Lafrance, Executive Vice-President, French Services; Louis Lalande, General Manager for the Regions, French Services; Christiane Leblanc, Executive Director, Espace Musique.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(f), the Committee resumed its study of Support for Francophone Minority Media.
 

The witnesses made statements and answered questions.

 

At 10:44 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:49 a.m., the sitting resumed.

 
The Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.
 

Pablo Rodriguez moved, — That the Standing Committee on Official Languages recommend to the Government to immediately reserve a minimun of 5.4% of its media allocation for non-profit community-based media for official languages in minority situations.

Debate arose thereon.

 

Vivian Barbot moved, — That the motion be amended by replacing the word “immediately” with the words “every year as of now”.

Debate arose thereon.

 

After debate, the question was put on the motion and it was agreed to, by a show of hands: YEAS: 7; NAYS: 4.

 

The question was put on the motion, as amended, and it was agreed to, by a show of hands: YEAS: 7; NAYS: 4.

 

At 11:06 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Mark D'Amore
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2006/06/23 10:25 a.m.