Proceedings of the Subcommittee on
Communications

Issue 6 - Minutes of Proceedings

OTTAWA, Wednesday, June 3, 1998
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[English]

The Subcommittee on Communications of the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications met at 3:35 p.m. this day, in Room 356-S, the Chairman, the Honourable Marie P. Poulin, presiding.

Members of the subcommittee present: The Honourable Senators Bacon, Johnson, Poulin, Rompkey, P.C. and Spivak, P.C. (5).

Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Perrault.

In attendance: Terrence J. Thomas, Research Officer, Economics Division, Research Branch, Library of Parliament and Matthew Fraser, Special Advisor to the subcommittee.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.

The subcommittee continued its consideration of Canada's international competitive position in communications as authorized by the Senate on October 29, 1997 and the committee on October 30, 1997. (See Issue No. 1, Thursday, October 30, 1997 for full text of Order of Reference.)

WITNESSES:

From the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC):

Françoise Bertrand, Chairperson;

David Colville, Vice-Chairman, Telecommunications;

Susan Baldwin, Executive Director, Broadcasting; and

Carolyn Pinsky, Senior Legal Counsel.

The witnesses each made a statement and answered questions.

At 5:10 p.m., the subcommittee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

ATTEST:

Michel Patrice

Clerk of the Subcommittee