Proceedings of the Subcommittee on
Communications
Issue 5 - Minutes of Proceedings
OTTAWA, Monday, September 18, 2000
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[English]
The Subcommittee on Communications met this day at 2:10 p.m., in room 705, Victoria Building, the Chair, the Honourable Marie-P. Poulin, presiding.
Members of the subcommittee present: The Honourable Senators Finestone, P.C., Poulin and Spivak (3).
Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Oliver. (1)
In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Terrence Thomas; and Tony Hodgkinson, Researcher for the Subcommittee.
WITNESSES:
From the Treasury Board Secretariat:
Michelle d'Auray, Chief Information Officer;
Jill Velenosi, Deputy Chief Information Officer.
From Canada Customs and Revenue Agency:
David Miller, Assistant Commissioner, Assessment and Collections Branch;
Rod Quiney, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Assessment and Collections Branch;
John Cope, Manager, IT Advisor/Business Architecture Unit, Systems Design and Development Division, Major Project Design and Development Directorate, Customs Branch;
Wayne Sauer, Manager, ICS Testing and Procurement, Systems Design and Development Division, Major Project Design and Development Directorate, Customs Branch.
As an individual:
Reg Alcock, M.P.
Pursuant to the Order of Reference adopted by the Senate on Wednesday, February 23, 2000, and the Orders of Reference adopted by Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications on Wednesday, February 16, 2000 and Wednesday, March 1, 2000, the subcommittee continued its study of the policy issues for the 21st century in communications technology, its consequence, competition and the outcome for consumers. (For complete text of Order of Reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 1.)
Each group made their presentation and answered questions from senators.
At 5:00 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
ATTEST:
Luc Bégin
Acting clerk of the Subcommittee