Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and
Communications
Issue 14 - Minutes of Proceedings
OTTAWA, Tuesday, April 15, 1997
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications met this day at 9:38 a.m., the Chair, the Honourable Senator Lise Bacon, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Bacon, Forrestall, Grimard, Johnson, Kinsella, Maheu, Mercier, Poulin, Roberge and Spivak (10).
Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Grafstein.
In attendance: Matthew W. Fraser, Expert Consultant; Monique Hébert, Research Officer, Economics Division, Research Branch, Library of Parliament; Marc Chénier, committee researcher.
Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.
WITNESSES:
From the Société professionnelle des auteurs et des compositeurs du Québec:
Francine Bertrand-Venne, Director General.
From the Société du droit de reproduction des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs au Canada:
Claudette Fortier, Director.
From the Canadian Music Publishers Association:
David A. Basskin, Executive Director.
From the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada:
Paul Spurgeon, General Counsel;
François Cousineau, Director.
From the Canadian Booksellers Association:
Jane Cooney, President;
Ron Johns, First Vice-President.
From the Canadian Federation of Students:
Jennifer Story, Executive Representative;
Jocelyn Charron, Government Relations Coordinator.
From the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations:
Matthew Hough, National Director.
From Follett Campus Resources:
Fred Weber, Vice-President.
Pursuant to the Order of Reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, April 10, 1997, the committee resumed consideration of Bill C-32, An Act to amend the Copyright Act.
The witness from the Société professionnelle des auteurs et compositeurs du Québec made a statement and answered questions.
The witness from the Société du droit de reproduction des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs au Canada made a statement and answered questions.
The witness from the Canadian Music Publishers Association made a statement and answered questions.
The witnesses from the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada made a statement and answered questions.
It was agreed, -- THAT the presentation by the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada be filed with the Clerk of the committee as Exhibit 5900 T1 -2.35 /C-32, 14, "3".
The witnesses from the Canadian Booksellers Association made a statement and answered questions.
It was agreed, -- THAT the presentation by the Canadian Booksellers Association be filed with the Clerk of the committee as Exhibit 5900 T1 -2.35 /C-32, 14, "4".
The witnesses from the Canadian Federation of Students made a statement and answered questions.
The witness from the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations made a statement and answered questions.
It was agreed, -- THAT the presentation by the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations be filed with the Clerk of the committee as Exhibit 5900 T1 -2.35 /C-32, 14, "5".
The witness from Follett Campus Resources made a statement and answered questions.
It was agreed, -- THAT the presentation by Follett Campus Resources be filed with the Clerk of the committee as Exhibit 5900 T1 -2.35 /C-32, 14, "6".
At 11:56 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
ATTEST:
OTTAWA, Tuesday, April 15, 1997
(19)
[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications met this day at 3:33 p.m., the Chair, the Honourable Senator Lise Bacon, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Adams, Anderson, Bacon, Forrestall, Grimard, Johnson, Kinsella, Mercier, Pépin, Perrault, Roberge, Spivak and Watt (13).
In attendance: Matthew W. Fraser, Expert Consultant; Monique Hébert, Research Officer, Economics Division, Research Branch, Library of Parliament; Marc Chénier, committee Researcher.
Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.
WITNESSES:
From the Writers' Union of Canada:
Penny Dickens, Executive Director;
Paul Ledoux, The Playwrights Union of Canada;
Marian Hebb, Legal Counsel.
From the Union des écrivaines et écrivains québécois:
Rose-Marie Lafrance, Director, Rights Service;
Valérie Demers.
From the Periodical Writers Association of Canada:
Sandra Bernstein;
Ruth Biderman.
From the Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency:
Andrew Martin, Executive Director;
Lucy White.
From the Educational Media Producers and Distributors Association of Canada:
Tom Whyte.
From the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada:
Sally Brown, Vice President.
From the Association of Canadian Community Colleges:
Pierre Killeen, Constituency and Government Relations Officer, National Services Bureau.
From the Canadian Teachers' Federation:
Harvey Weiner, Member.
From the Canadian School Boards Federation:
Donna Cansfield, President.
From the Canadian Association of University Teachers:
Donald C. Savage, Executive Director.
From the Patent and Trademark Institute of Canada - Canadian Bar Association Joint Copyright Legislation Committee:
Glen A. Bloom, Honorary Secretary of the Patent and Trademark Institute of Canada;
Bernard Mayer, Member;
Marian Hebb, Legal Counsel.
Pursuant to the Order of Reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, April 10, 1997, the committee resumed consideration of Bill C-32, An Act to amend the Copyright Act.
The witnesses from the Writers' Union of Canada made a statement and answered questions.
It was agreed, -- THAT the presentation by the Writers' Union of Canada be filed with the Clerk of the committee as Exhibit 5900 T1 -2.35 /C-32, 14, "7".
The witnesses from the Union des écrivaines et écrivains québécois made a statement and answered questions.
The witnesses from the Periodical Writers Association of Canada made a statement and answered questions.
It was agreed, -- THAT the presentation by the Periodical Writers Association of Canada be filed with the Clerk of the committee as Exhibit 5900 T1 -2.35 /C-32, 14, "8".
The witnesses from the Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency made a statement and answered questions.
It was agreed, -- THAT the presentation by the Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency be filed with the Clerk of the committee as Exhibit 5900 T1 -2.35 /C-32, 14, "9".
The witness from the Educational Media Producers and Distributors Association of Canada made a statement and answered questions.
It was agreed, -- THAT the presentation by the Educational Media Producers and Distributors Association of Canada be filed with the Clerk of the committee as Exhibit 5900 T1 -2.35 /C-32, 14, "10".
The witness from the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada made a statement and answered questions.
It was agreed, -- THAT the presentation by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada be filed with the Clerk of the committee as Exhibit 5900 T1 -2.35 /C-32, 14, "11".
The witness from the Association of Canadian Community Colleges made a statement and answered questions.
The witness from the Canadian Teachers' Federation made a statement and answered questions.
It was agreed, -- THAT the presentation by the Canadian Teachers' Federation be filed with the Clerk of the committee as Exhibit 5900 T1 -2.35 /C-32, 14, "12".
The witness from the Canadian School Boards Federation made a statement and answered questions.
The witness from the Canadian Association of University Teachers made a statement and answered questions.
It was agreed, -- THAT the presentation by the Canadian Association of University Teachers be filed with the Clerk of the committee as Exhibit 5900 T1 -2.35 /C-32, 14, "13".
The witnesses from the Patent and Trademark Institute of Canada - Canadian Bar Association Joint Copyright Legislation Committee made a statement and answered questions.
It was agreed, -- THAT the presentation by the Patent and Trademark Institute of Canada - Canadian Bar Association Joint Copyright Legislation Committee be filed with the Clerk of the committee as Exhibit 5900 T1 -2.35 /C-32, 14, "14".
At 7:36 p.m., the committee proceeded to meet in camera.
At 7:52 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
ATTEST:
Timothy Ross Wilson
Clerk of the Committee