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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 26

Wednesday, June 4, 2003

The Standing Committee on Official Languages met in a televised session at 3:49 p.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, the Chair, Mauril Bélanger, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Carole-Marie Allard, Mauril Bélanger, Eugène Bellemare and Christiane Gagnon.

Acting Member present: Paul Szabo for Raymond Simard.

In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Marion Ménard, analyst.

Witnesses: From the TFO-TV Ontario: Claudette Paquin, Managing Director. From the Telefilm Canada: Richard Stursberg, Executive Director; Michel Pradier, General Director, Quebec. From the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: Daniel Gourd, Executive Vice-President, French Television; Sylvain Lafrance, Vice-President, French Radio and New Media; Danielle Desjardins, Television Reg. and Corporate Affairs, French Television.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)d), the Committee resumed its study of the Canadian Television Fund and the production in official language minority communities.

Claudette Paquin made a statement and answered questions.

Daniel Gourd and Sylvain Lafrance made a statement and, with the other witness, answered questions.

Richard Stursberg made a statement and, with the other witness, answered questions.

At 4:30 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:00 p.m., the sitting resumed.

At 5:40 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Marc-Olivier Girard



Clerk of the Committee