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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

Issue 6 - Minutes of Proceedings - May 13, 2014

OTTAWA, Tuesday, May 13, 2014
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications met this day at 9:30 a.m., in room 9, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Dennis Dawson, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Dawson, Demers, Eggleton, P.C., Greene, Housakos, MacDonald, Mercer, Merchant, Plett and Verner, P.C. (10).

In attendance: Terrence Thomas and Dillan Theckedath, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Wednesday, April 9, 2014, the committee continued its consideration of the subject-matter of those elements contained in Divisions 15, 16 and 28 of Part 6 of Bill C-31, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 11, 2014 and other measures. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 6.)

WITNESSES:

Public Interest Advocacy Centre:

John Lawford, Executive Director and General Counsel;

Geoff White, Legal Counsel.

M. Lawford and M. White each made a statement and answered questions.

At 10:09 a.m., pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Monday, December 9, 2013, the committee continued its study on the challenges faced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in relation to the changing environment of broadcasting and communications. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 2.)

At 10:10 a.m., the Honourable Senator Merchant withdrew from the committee meeting for the duration of the proceeding on this matter pursuant to subsection 13 (2) of the Conflict of Interest Code for Senators.

The Honourable Senator Plett moved:

That the letter to the committee from Mr. Hubert Lacroix, President and CEO of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, dated April 9, 2014 be published as an appendix to today's Evidence (Appendix 5900-41.2/ T1-SS-1, 6 ``1'').

After debate, the question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

The Honourable Senator Plett moved:

That the list of the names of every employee of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, their position and their salary classification as of November 17, 2013, mentioned in the letter to the committee from Mr. Hubert Lacroix, President and CEO of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, dated April 9, 2014, be filed as an exhibit (Exhibit 5900-41.2/T1- SS-1, 6 ``2'').

After debate, the question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

At 10:22 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Daniel Charbonneau

Clerk of the Committee

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