Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Official Languages

Issue 2 - Minutes of Proceedings - Meeting of December 9, 2013

OTTAWA, Monday, December 9, 2013
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[Translation]

The Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages met this day at 5 p.m., in room 9, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Claudette Tardif, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Bellemare, Beyak, Champagne, P.C., Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Fortin-Duplessis, Poirier, Rivard and Tardif (9).

In attendance: Marie-Ève Hudon, Analyst, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament; Brigitte Lemay, Communications Officer, Senate Communications Directorate.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, November 21, 2013, the committee continued its study on CBC/Radio-Canada's obligations under the Official Languages Act and some aspects of the Broadcasting Act.

WITNESSES:

CBC/Radio-Canada:

Louis Lalande, Executive Vice President, French Services;

Patricia Pleszczynska, Executive Director, Regional Services and ICI Radio-Canada Première;

Michel Cormier, Executive Director, News and Current Affairs, French Services.

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission:

Scott Hutton, Executive Director of Broadcasting;

Renée Gauthier, Senior Manager, French-language Television;

Guillaume Castonguay, Senior Policy Analyst, Broadcasting.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Lalande made a presentation and, with Mr. Cormier and Ms. Pleszczynska, answered questions.

At 6:20 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 6:30 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Hutton made a presentation and answered questions.

At 7:30 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Daniel Charbonneau

Clerk of the Committee