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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 44

Thursday, March 22, 2007

The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage met in a televised session at 9:05 a.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, the Chair, Gary Schellenberger, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Jim Abbott, Charlie Angus, Diane Bourgeois, Gord Brown, Ed Fast, Hon. Hedy Fry, Tina Keeper, Maka Kotto, Gary Schellenberger, Hon. Andy Scott and Chris Warkentin.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Marion Ménard, Analyst ; Matthew Carnaghan, Analyst.

Witnesses: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: Robert Rabinovitch, President and Chief Executive Officer and Acting Chair of the Board of Directors; Richard Stursberg, Executive Vice-President, Television (English); Sylvain Lafrance, Executive Vice-President, French Services; Jennifer McGuire, Acting Vice-President, English Radio.

Pursuant to Standing Order108(2), the Committee resumed its full investigation of the role of a public broadcaster in the 21st century

Robert Robinovitch made a statement and, with Richard Stursberg, Sylvain Lafrance and Jennifer McGuire, answered questions.

At 10:49 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:54 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Hedy Fry moved, — That the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage require the CRTC Task Force on the Canadian Television Fund to conduct public hearings and only where necessary hold certain meetings In-Camera.

After debate, the question was put on the motion and the result of the vote was announced: YEAS: 5; NAYS: 5.

Whereupon, the Chair voted in the negative.

Accordingly, the motion was negatived.

At 11:02 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Jacques Lahaie
Clerk of the Committee

2007/03/22 12:14 p.m.