Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

First Session, Thirty-eighth Parliament, 2004-05

Chair: The Honourable JOAN FRASER

Monday, April 18, 2005

Issue No. 14

Thirty-second meeting on:

The current state of Canadian media industries

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (196K)

WITNESSES:

Newfoundland Broadcasting Company:

Scott Stirling, President and Chief Executive Officer;

Douglas W. Neal, Senior Vice-President;

Jim Furlong, Director of News;

Jesse Stirling, Vice-President, Sales and Marketing.

As an individual:

Ivan Emke, Professor, Department of Social Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Le Gaboteur:

Steven Watt, Director General.

As individuals:

David V. Jones;

Craig Westcott, Current Affairs Editor, The Express;

Patrick J. K. Hanlon, Member, Catholic Civil Rights League of Canada.

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

*Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)