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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Thursday, October 22, 2009

The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage met at 11:06 a.m. this day, in Room 269, West Block, the Chair, Gary Ralph Schellenberger, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Rod Bruinooge, Dean Del Mastro, Ruby Dhalla, Jacques Gourde, Nina Grewal, Carole Lavallée, Roger Pomerleau, Pablo Rodriguez, Gary Ralph Schellenberger and Tim Uppal.

Acting Members present: Olivia Chow for Charlie Angus and Lise Zarac for Pablo Rodriguez.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Marion Ménard, Analyst.

Witnesses: Canadian Conference of the Arts: Alain Pineau, National Director. Conseil québécois de la musique: Sylvie Gamache, Director General; Jean-François Denis, Director, DIFFUSION i MéDIA; Christophe Papadimitriou, President, L'OFF Festival de jazz de Montréal. Effendi Records Inc.: Carole Therrien, Vice-President. Guilde des musiciens et musiciennes du Québec: Luc Fortin, President, American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada. Music BC Industry Association: Bob D'Eith, Executive Director.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, October 8, 2009, the Committee resumed its study on cuts to the Canadian Musical Diversity Program.

Sylvie Gamache, Jean-François Denis, Christophe Papadimitriou, Carole Therrien and Luc Fortin made statements and answered questions.

At 12:03 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:08 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Bob D'Eith and Alain Pineau made statements and answered questions.

At 1:03 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Richard Dupuis
Clerk of the Committee

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