Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and
Communications
Issue 26 - Minutes of Proceedings
OTTAWA, Thursday, April 29, 1999
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications met this day at 12:13 p.m., in Room 505, Victoria Building, the Chair, the Honourable Senator Poulin, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Adams, Callbeck, Fitzpatrick, Forrestall, Joyal, P.C., Kinsella, Lynch-Staunton, Poulin, Robichaud, P.C. (Saint-Louis-de-Kent), Rompkey, P.C., and Spivak (11).
In Attendance: Terrence J. Thomas, Research Officer, Economics Division, Research Branch, Library of Parliament and Till Heyde, Legislative Clerk, Committees and Private Legislation Directorate.
Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate
WITNESSES:
From Time Canada Ltd.:
George Russell, Editor-in-Chief;
Donald F. Brown, President;
The Honourable Ronald G. Atkey, Counsel to Time Canada, from Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt.
As an individual:
Jamie Cameron, Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School.
Pursuant to the Order of Reference adopted by the Senate on March 25, 1999, the committee proceeded to consider Bill C-55, An Act respecting Advertising services supplied by foreign periodical publishers. (See Issue No. 22, Tuesday, April 13, 1999 for full text of the Order of Reference.)
The witnesses made statements and answered questions.
It was agreed -- that Messrs Michael Wernick and Terry Malden be informed of the testimony of the representatives of Time Canada, and that they be given the opportunity to reply thereto in writing through the Clerk of the Committee.
It was agreed -- that Professor Cameron be invited to return to the committee, at a date to be determined, to submit a brief and to make a statement and answer questions.
At 1:32 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
ATTEST:
Michel Patrice
Clerk of the Committee