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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

Issue 9 - Minutes of Proceedings

WINNIPEG, Friday, February 4, 2005
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications met this day, at 8:05 a.m., in the West Ballroom, Fairmont Winnipeg, 2 Lombard Place, Winnipeg, Manitoba, the Chair, the Honourable Joan Fraser, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Chaput, Fraser, Munson, Phalen, and Tkachuk (5).

In attendance: Joseph Jackson, Research Analyst, Parliamentary Research Branch, Library of Parliament; and David M. Black, Special Advisor to the Committee.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate

Pursuant to the Order of Reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, October 19, 2004, the committee continued its examination of the current state of Canadian media industries. (For complete text of Order of Reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 1, dated October 7, 2004.)

WITNESSES:

Farmers' Independent Weekly:

Anders Bruun, Co-owner, Corporate Secretary and Legal Counsel;

Lynda Tityk, Co-owner and Vice-President;

Conrad MacMillan, Associate Publisher.

CBC/Radio-Canada:

René Fontaine, Director of French Radio, Prairies;

Gilles Fréchette, Broadcasting Manager, French Radio (Manitoba);

Lionel Bonneville, Director, French Television for the West.

La Société franco-manitobaine:

Daniel Boucher, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

La Radio communautaire du Manitoba, Envol 91.1 FM (CKXL):

Annie Bédard, Director General;

Jacob Atangana-Abé, Treasurer.

La Liberté:

Sylviane Lanthier, Director and Editor in Chief.

As an individual:

Murdoch Davis, Publisher, Winnipeg Free Press.

Aboriginal Peoples Television Network:

Jean LaRose, Chief Executive Officer;

Wayne McKenzie, Director of Operations;

Wilf Blondé, Chief Financial Officer;

Rita S. Deverell, Director of News and Current Affairs;

Tim Kist, Director of Marketing;

Kent Brown, Director of Human Resources.

As individuals:

Kristjan Anderson;

Lesley Hughes.

Mr. Bruun made a statement and, with Mr. MacMillan and Ms. Tityk, answered questions.

Messrs. Bonneville, Fontaine, and Fréchette made a statement and answered questions.

Mr. Boucher made a statement and answered questions.

Mr. Jacob Atangana-Abé and Ms. Lanthier made statements and, with Ms. Bédard, answered questions.

At 10:30 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 10:40 a.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Davis made a statement and answered questions.

At 11:40 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 11:44 a.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. LaRose made a statement and with Mr. Kist, Ms. Deverell, and Mr. Anderson, answered questions.

At 12:39 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 12:43 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Anderson made a statement.

Ms. Hughes made a statement and answered questions.

At 1:02 p.m., it was agreed that the committee adjourn to the call of the Chair.

ATTEST:

Till Heyde

Clerk of the Committee

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