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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 19

Monday, November 22, 2004

The Standing Committee on Finance met in a televised session at 10:33 a.m. this day, in Room 253-D Centre Block, the Chair, Massimo Pacetti, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Rona Ambrose, Don H. Bell, Charles Hubbard, Yvan Loubier, John McKay, Maria Minna, Massimo Pacetti and Judy Wasylycia-Leis.

Acting Members present: Richard Harris for Charlie Penson and Maka Kotto for Guy Côté.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: June Dewetering, Principal ; Alexandre Laurin, Analyst.

Witnesses: Association of Canadian Publishers: Jack Wayne, President, Canadian Scholars' Press Inc.. Heritage Canada Foundation: Brian P. Anthony, Executive Director; Douglas Franklin, Director, Policy and Programs. Writers Guild of Canada: Maureen Parker, Executive Director; Gail Martiri, Director of Policy. Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists: Thor Bishopric, National President, National ACTRA; Gordon Pinsent, Performer / Member, National ACTRA. Writers' Union of Canada: Christopher Moore, Chairperson; Deborah Windsor, Executive Director. Periodical Writers Association of Canada: Liz Warwick, President. Council for Business and the Arts in Canada: Sarah J.E. Iley, President. Literary Press Group of Canada: Rolf Maurer, Chair; Alana Wilcox, Vice-Chair. Canadian Magazine Publishers Association: Mark Jamison, President / CEO; Robert Goyette, Reader's Digest. Independent Media Arts Alliance: Linda Norstrom, President; Peter Sandmark, National Director. Canadian Arts Summit: Axel Conradi, President, Board of Directors. Association des producteurs de films et de télévision du Québec: Jacquelin Bouchard, Chair, Administrative Council; Nathalie Leduc, Director, Financing. Directors Guild of Canada: Monique Twigg, National Research & Policy Manager. Canadian Council of Archives: Fred Farrell, Chair; Christina Nichols, Executive Director. The Voice of Opera in Canada: Bob McPhee, Director, Opera.ca, General Director, Calgary Opera Association; Susan Ferley, Artistic Director, Grand Theatre. Association nationale des éditeurs de livres: Hélène Derome, Vice-President, Literary Publishing; Marc Laberge, Executive Secretary / Treasurer. Friends of Canadian Broadcasting: Ian Morrison, Spokesperson.

Pursuant to Standing Order 83.1, the Committee resumed its pre-budget consultations 2004.

PANEL 17: CULTURE 2

Jack Wayne, Brian P. Anthony, Maureen Parker, Thor Bisphoric, Gordon Pinsent, Christopher Moore, Deborah Windsor, Liz Warwick, Sarah J.E. Iley and Rolf Maurer made statements and answered questions.

At 12:15 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:28 p.m., the sitting resumed.

PANEL 18: CULTURE 3

Robert Goyette, Linda Norstrom, Peter Sandmark, Axel H. Conradi, Jacquelin Bouchard, Monique Twigg, Fred Farrell, Susan Ferley, Bob McPhee, Hélène Derome and Ian Morrison made statements and answered questions.

At 2:11 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Richard Dupuis
Clerk of the Committee

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