Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Banking, Trade and Commerce
Issue 23 - Minutes of Proceedings
OTTAWA, Tuesday, June 26, 2012
(52)
[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce met this day at 9 a.m., in room 9, Victoria Building, the Honourable Irving Gerstein, Chair, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Gerstein, Greene, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Maltais, Massicotte, Moore, Oliver, Ringuette, Smith (Saurel). Stewart Olsen, Tkachuk and White (12).
In attendance: Adriane Yong and Mark Mahabir, 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 Thursday, June 21, 2012, the committee continued its examination of Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Copyright Act.
WITNESSES:
Canadian Chamber of Commerce:
Lee Webster, Chair, Intellectual Property Committee.
Music Canada:
Graham Henderson, President. (By videoconference)
Information Technology Association of Canada:
Karna Gupta, President and Chief Executive Officer;
Ken Englehart, Chair, Smart Regulation Committee.
Ontario Arts Council:
John Degen, Literature Officer
Council of Ministers of Education, Canada:
Wanda Noel, Legal Counsel to the Copyright Consortium.
UBM TechInsights:
Harry Page, Chief Executive Officer.
Association of Canadian Publishers:
Bill Harnum, Publisher and 2012-13 President.
Canadian Publishers' Council:
Allan Reynolds, Chief Executive Officer, Pearson Education Canada.
Canadian Research Knowledge Network:
Deb deBruijn, Executive Director.
The chair made an opening statement.
Messrs. Webster and Henderson each made a statement and answered questions.
At 9:54 a.m., the committee suspended.
At 10 a.m., the committee resumed.
The chair made a statement.
Messrs. Gupta, Englehard, Degen and Ms. Noel each made a statement and answered questions.
At 10:54 a.m., the committee suspended.
At 11 a.m., the committee resumed.
The chair made a statement.
Messrs. Page, Harnum, Reynolds and Ms. deBruijn each made a statement and answered questions.
At 11:47 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
Adam Thompson
Clerk of the Committee