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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

First Session Thirty-eighth Parliament, 2004-05

Chair: The Honourable JOAN FRASER


Monday, January 31, 2005
Tuesday, February 1, 2005

Issue No. 6

Seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth meetings on:

The current state of Canadian media industries


WITNESSES:

Monday, January 31 — Morning meeting:

Media Union of British Columbia:

Janet Ingram-Johnson, Secretary-Treasurer.

As individuals:

Patrick Nagle;

Ian Mulgrew.

Canadian Association of Journalists, Vancouver Chapter:

Deborah Campbell, President;

Deborah Jones, Member.

As an individual:

Catherine Murray, Associate Professor, School of Communication, Simon Fraser University.

Canadian Community Newspapers Association:

Peter Kvarnstrom, President;

John Hinds, Executive Director.
 

Monday, January 31, 2005 — Afternoon meeting:

Ming Pao Daily News:

George Ho, Deputy Editor.

The Knowledge Network:

Wayne Robert, General Manager;

Sarah MacDonald, Director of Programming, Television and New Media.

The Tyee:

David Beers, Editor;

Charles Campbell, Contributing Editor.

As an individual:

Paul Willcocks.

City of Burnaby:

Nick Volkow, City Councillor.

As individuals:

Pedro Mora, Vancouver Community Television Association;

James MacKinnon, Campaign for Press and Broadcast Freedom;

Bob Hackett, School of Communication, Simon Fraser University;

Rafeh Hulays, Canadian Arab Federation;

Raidh Muslih, Adala — Canadian Arab Justice Committee;

Brian Campbell, B.C. Library Association;

Barbara Joe May, B.C. Library Association;

Donald G. MacKenzie;

Raisab Ward, Professor and Director, Institute for Computing;

Richard Ward, Community Media Education Society;

Kevin Potvin, Republic of East Vancouver Newspaper;

Joan Jenny, Northern Comfort Productions;

Chris Budgell;

Isabel Minty;

Sid Chow Tan.
 

Tuesday, February 1, 2005:

As individuals:

Donna Logan, Director, School of Journalism, University of British Columbia;

Mary Lynn Young, Professor, School of Journalism, University of British Columbia;

Stephen Ward, Professor, School of Journalism, University of British Columbia.

Fairchild Television Ltd.:

Winnie Hwo, News and Current Affairs Director, Western Canada.

As individuals:

Jhenifer Pabillano, Student, School of Journalism;

Richard Warnica, Student, School of Journalism;

Kesten Broughten, CITR Radio;

Brad Badelt, Student, School of Journalism;

Darcy-Anne Wintonyk, Student, School of Journalism;

Meena Mann;

James Weldon, Student, School of Journalism;

Carrie May Siggins, Student, School of Journalism;

Robert Annandale, Student, School of Journalism;

Dustin Pirillo.


MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Joan Fraser, Chair

The Honourable David Tkachuk, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

*Austin, P.C. (or Rompkey, P.C.), Baker, P.C., Carney, P.C., Chaput, Eyton, Johnson, *Kinsella (or Stratton), Merchant, Munson, Phalen, Trenholme Counsell

*Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The name of the Honourable Senator Johnson substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Di Nino (January 5, 2005).

The name of the Honourable Senator Carstairs, P.C., was removed (January 10, 2005).


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