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Minutes of Proceedings

42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting No. 25
Thursday, September 22, 2016, 11:06 a.m. to 1:06 p.m.
Presiding
Hon. Hedy Fry, Chair (Liberal)

• John Barlow for Hon. Peter Van Loan (Conservative)
• Matt Jeneroux for Larry Maguire (Conservative)
Library of Parliament
• Marion Ménard, Analyst
• Maxime-Olivier Thibodeau, Analyst
Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association
• Duff Jamison, Chair, Government Relations Committee, Former President (AWNA)
• Dennis Merrell, Executive Director
Glacier Media Group
• Peter Kvarnstrom, President, Community Media
Canadian Association of Journalists
• Hugo Rodrigues, Past President
• Nick Taylor-Vaisey, President
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, February 16, 2016, the Committee resumed its study of the media and local communities.

On motion of Pierre Nantel, it was agreed, — That, after the opening statements of the witnesses, the Committee suspends its hearing for 10 minutes to meet with Paralympic Athletes back from the Rio Paralympic Games.

Duff Jamison, by videoconference from Edmonton, Alberta, made a statement and, with Dennis Merrell, by videoconference from Edmonton, Alberta, answered questions.

At 11:23 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 11:32 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Questioning of the witnesses resumed.

At 12:05 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:06 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Peter Kvarnstrom, Nick Taylor-Vaisey, by videoconference from Toronto, Ontario, and Hugo Rodrigues made statements and answered questions.

At 12:55 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:57 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

The Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.

At 1:06 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Jean-François Lafleur
Clerk of the Committee