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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

Issue 9 - Fourth Report of the Committee

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Tuesday, June 5, 2001

The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications has the honour to present its

FOURTH REPORT

Your Committee, to which was referred Bill S-7, An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act, has, in obedience to the Order of Reference of Wednesday, February 7, 2001, examined the said Bill and now reports the same without amendment.

Respectfully submitted,

LISE BACON

Chair

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APPENDIX

The Committee endorses the content and philosophy of this Bill - that is, Bill S-7 is designed to further and improve public participation in Broadcasting hearings by means of interveners awards.

During the Committee's hearings, representatives from the CBC/Radio-Canada expressed their concern about cost awards. While CBC fully supports the principle of increased public participation, it is, nevertheless, apprehensive about additional costs whose values cannot be anticipated at the present time.

Although allocation of funds to cover interveners cost awards is not a task of this Committee, the Committee recommends that the Government examine mechanisms that would address this concern.

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