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Transport and Communications

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE

Thursday, February 6, 2014

The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications has the honour to present its

THIRD REPORT


Your committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Monday, December 9, 2013, to study the challenges faced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in relation to the changing environment of broadcasting and communications , respectfully requests funds for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014, and further requests, for the purpose of such study, that it be empowered:

a) to engage the services of such counsel, technical, clerical and other personnel as may be necessary; and

b) to travel inside Canada.

Pursuant to Chapter 3:06, section 2(1)(c) of the Senate Administrative Rules, the budget submitted to the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration and the report thereon of that committee are appended to this report.

Respectfully submitted,

DENNIS DAWSON

Chair


STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS

SPECIAL STUDY ON EMERGING ISSUES RELATED
TO THE CHALLENGES FACED BY THE CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION

APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2014

 

Extract from the Journals of the Senate, Monday, December 9, 2013:

The Honourable Senator Housakos, for the Honourable Senator Dawson, moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Fortin-Duplessis:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications be authorized to examine and report on the challenges faced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in relation to the changing environment of broadcasting and communications; and

That the committee report to the Senate from time to time, with a final report no later than June 30, 2015 and that the committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings until 180 days after the tabling of the final report.

After debate,

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

 

Gary W. O'Brien

Clerk of the Senate


APPENDIX (B) TO THE REPORT

THURSDAY, February 6, 2014

The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has examined the budget presented to it by the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications for the proposed expenditures of the said Committee for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014, for the purpose of its special study on emerging issues related to the challenges faced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, as authorized by the Senate on Monday, December 9, 2013. The said budget is as follows:

Activity 1: Winnipeg, Edmonton, Yellowknife $80,597
TOTAL
(includes funds for a fact-finding mission)
$80,597


Respectfully submitted,

NOËL A. KINSELLA

Chair


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