Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

Second Session Thirty-fifth Parliament, 1996-97

Chair: The Honourable LISE BACON

Monday, April 14, 1997

Issue No. 13

Bill C-32, An Act to amend the Copyright Act

APPEARING:

The Honourable Sheila Copps, P.C., M.P., Minister of Canadian Heritage

WITNESSES:

From the Department of Canadian Heritage:

Victor Rabinovitch, Assistant Deputy-Minister;

Susan Katz, Director General;

René Bouchard, Director, Copyright;

Jeffrey Richstone, Senior Counsel, Legal Services.

From the Department of Industry:

Danielle Bouvet, Director, Industry Canada.

From the Copyright Board:

Michel Hétu, Vice-President and Chief Executive Officer;

Claude Majeau, Secretary;

Mario Bouchard, General Counsel.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Lise Bacon, Chair

The Honourable J. Michael Forrestall, Deputy Chairman

and

The Honourable Senators:

Adams, *Fairbairn, P.C. (or Graham), Grimard, Johnson, *Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Mercier, Perrault, P.C., Poulin, Roberge, Rompkey, P.C., Spivak, St. Germain

* Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

Changes to the Membership of the Committee:

Pursuant to Rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The name of the Honourable Senator Watt was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Whelan (April 14, 1997)

The name of the Honourable Senator Whelan was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Loisier-Cool (April 14, 1997)

The name of the Honourable Senator Bacon was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Maheu (April 14, 1997)

The name of the Honourable Senator Rompkey was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Gigantès (April 14, 1997)

The name of the Honourable Senator Perrault was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator De Bané (April 14, 1997)

The name of the Honourable Senator Grimard was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Atkins (April 11, 1997)