Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Banking, Trade and Commerce
Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2007-08
Chair: The Honourable W. DAVID ANGUS
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Issue No. 15
Fifth and sixth meetings on:
Bill C-10, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, including amendments in
relation to foreign investment entities
and non-resident trusts, and to provide for the bijural expression of the
provisions of that act
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - April 9, 2008 (133K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - April 10, 2008 (132K)
WITNESSES
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
REAL Women of Canada:
Diane Watts, Researcher.
Science for Peace (Media Working Group) (University of Toronto) and Council on Global Issues (Ryerson University):
Rose Anne Dyson, Chair, Science for Peace (Media Working Group) (University of Toronto) and Vice President, Media Relations, Council on Global Issues (Ryerson University).
Canadians Concerned about Violence in Entertainment:
Eileen Shapero, Member.
Canadian Civil Liberties Association:
Noa Mendelsohn Aviv, Director, Freedom of Expression Project.
Canadian Conference of the Arts:
Alain Pineau, National Director;
Keith Kelly, Senior Policy Advisor.
Book and Periodical Council:
Mark Leiren-Young, Writer, Producer, Film Director, Representative of the Playwrights Guild of Canada on the Book and Periodical Council's Freedom of Expression Committee;
Franklin Carter, Book Editor, Researcher, Representative of the Book and Periodical Council's Freedom of Expression Committee.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Association des producteurs de films et de télévision du Québec (APFTQ):
Vincent Leduc, Vice President of Zone3, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the APFTQ;
Brigitte Doucet, Deputy Director General.
Canadian Film and Television Production Association (CFTPA):
Guy Mayson, President and CEO;
Sandra Cunningham, CFTPA Chair.
FilmOntario:
John Weber, FilmOntario board member and President, Dufferin Gate Productions, Executive Vice President, Production for Peace Arch Entertainment;
Sarah Ker-Hornell, Managing Director.
Writers Guild of Canada:
Rebecca Schechter, President;
Maureen Parker, Executive Director.
Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA):
Wendy Crewson, Actor;
Sarah Polley, Actor, Director and Writer.
Directors Guild of Canada:
Monique Lafontaine, General Counsel and Director of Regulatory Affairs;
Brian Anthony, National Executive Director and CEO.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable W. David Angus, Chair
The Honourable Yoine Goldstein, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Biron, Dawson, Eyton, Fox, P.C., Harb, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), Jaffer, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Meighen, Moore, Ringuette, Tkachuk
*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 Massicotte was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Dawson (April 3, 2008).
The name of the Honourable Senator Harb was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator De Bané, P.C. (April 3, 2008).
The name of the Honourable Senator Meighen was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Nolin (April 3, 2008).
The name of the Honourable Senator Banks was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Massicotte (April 9, 2008).
The name of the Honourable Senator Dawson was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Banks (April 10, 2008).