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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 27

Tuesday, November 20, 2001

The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage met at 8:40 a.m. this day, in Room 209, West Block, the Chair, Clifford Lincoln, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Jim Abbott, Paul Bonwick, Sarmite Bulte, Claude Duplain, Christiane Gagnon, John Harvard, Betty Hinton, Wendy Lill, Clifford Lincoln, Grant McNally, Dennis Mills and Tony Tirabassi.

In attendance: From the Parliamentary Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Joe Jackson and Terry Thomas, Research Officers and David Black, Consultant.

Witnesses: From the Department of Canadian Heritage: Michael Wernick, Assistant Deputy Minister, Cultural Development; Marc O'Sullivan, Director General, Broadcasting Policy and Innovation. From Industry Canada: Michael Helm, Director General, Telecommunications Policy Branch; Paul Vaccani, Director, Broadcast Application Engineering; Léonard St-Aubin, Senior Director, Business and Regulatory Analysis; Veena Rawat, Deputy Director General, Spectrum Planning and Engineering.

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).

Michael Wernick, from the Department of Canadian Heritage, made a statement.

At 8:50 a.m., Clifford Lincoln took the Chair.

John Harvard moved, - That the Committee approve a travel budget in the amount of $ 43,619. for the purpose of site visits to Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa, and in the amount of $ 187, 400. for public hearings in Winnipeg, Regina, Edmonton and Vancouver in February, 2002 in relation to its study on the State of the Canadian Broadcasting System, and that the Chair present the said travel budgets to the Budget Sub-Committee of the Liaison Committee.

After debate, the question being put on the motion, it was agreed to.

Michael Helm from Industry Canada, made a statement.

The witnesses answered questions.

At 11:05 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 

 

 

Christine Fisher

Clerk of the Committee