Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

Issue 7 - Minutes of Proceedings - May 27, 2014

OTTAWA, Tuesday, May 27, 2014
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications met this day, at 9:31 a.m., in room 2, 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; Mona Ishack, 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 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:

WIND Mobile:

Simon Lockie, Chief Regulatory Officer.

Conseil régional de l'environnement de la Montérégie:

Vincent Moreau, Executive Director;

Bruno Gadrat, First Vice-President, Strategic Planning and Sustainable Development;

Richard Marois, Third Vice-President, Media Relations and Coordination.

Mr. Lockie made a statement and answered questions.

At 10:15 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 10:18 a.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Moreau made a statement and, together with Mr. Gradat and Mr. Marois, answered questions.

At 10:33 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 10:35 a.m., the committee resumed and 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 10:35 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 Housakos moved:

That the following special study budget application on the order of reference for the study into the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the following special study budget application for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015, be approved for submission to the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration:

Activity 1: Halifax-Quebec-Sherbrooke	$ 159,905
Activity 2: Toronto	53,173
Activity 3: Montreal	49,733
Activity 4: London, UK	89,100
TOTAL	$ 351,911

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

At 10:40 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Daniel Charbonneau

Clerk of the Committee