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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage (CHPC)
44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 126
Tuesday, June 18, 2024, 4:43 p.m. to 6:29 p.m.
Televised
Presiding
Hon. Hedy Fry, Chair (Liberal)

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Library of Parliament
• Liane Tanguay, Analyst
Bill C-354, An Act to amend the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Act (Quebec’s cultural distinctiveness and French-speaking communities)
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
• Scott Shortliffe, Executive Director, Broadcasting
• Scott Hutton, Chief of Consumer, Research and Communications
• Rachelle Frenette, Legal Counsel
Fédération culturelle canadienne-française
• Manon Henrie-Cadieux, Director, Strategy and government relations
Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada
• Liane Roy, President
• Serge Quinty, Director of Communications
Pursuant to the order of reference of Wednesday, February 28, 2024, the committee resumed consideration of Bill C-354, An Act to amend the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Act (Quebec’s cultural distinctiveness and French-speaking communities).

Scott Shortliffe and Scott Hutton made statements and, with Rachelle Frenette, answered questions.

Motion

Rachael Thomas moved, — Given the amount of outstanding work at this committee, the committee instruct the chair to schedule five meetings between July 8 and September 13 to address reports that consumers may face higher prices after streaming giants are told to invest $200 million in Canadian film, TV and music, and the impact this will have, the Minister’s outstanding appearance on anti-racism and other matters deemed relevant by the committee.

Debate arose thereon.

Motion

Michael Coteau moved, — That the debate be now adjourned.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Niki Ashton, Martin Champoux, Michael Coteau, Anju Dhillon, Anna Gainey, Patricia Lattanzio, Taleeb Noormohamed — 7;

NAYS: Jacques Gourde, Philip Lawrence, Rachael Thomas, Kevin Waugh — 4.

Questioning of the witnesses resumed.

At 5:42 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 5:46 p.m., the meeting resumed.

Manon Henri-Cadieu and Liane Roy made statements and, with Serge Quinty, answered questions.

National Forum on the Media
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Thursday, December 7, 2023, the committee resumed its study of a national forum on the media.

It was agreed, — That the deadline for the submission of written drafting instructions to the analysts for the draft report on the study of a National Forum on the Media be Friday, June 28, 2024.

At 6:29 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Geneviève Desjardins
Clerk of the committee