THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

OTTAWA, Wednesday, October 5, 2022
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications met this day at 6:45 p.m., in room B45, Senate of Canada Building, the chair, the Honourable Leo Housakos, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Clement, Cormier, Dawson, Housakos, Klyne, Manning, Miville-Dechêne, Simons, Sorensen, Tannas and Woo (11).

Other senators present: The Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson (1).

Participating in the meeting: Jed Chong and Khamla Heminthavong, analysts, Library of Parliament.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, the committee continued its consideration of the subject matter of Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts.

WITNESSES (by videoconference):

Nettwerk Music Group Inc.:

Patrick Aldous, Senior Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs.

Alliance nationale de l'industrie musicale:

Clotilde Heibing, Chief Executive Officer;

Natalie Bernardin, Vice President;

Audrey Mayrand, Attorney.

As individuals:

Fenwick McKelvey, Associate Professor, Concordia University;

Emily Laidlaw, Canadian Research Chair in Cybersecurity Law and Associate Professor, University of Calgary;

Blayne Haggart, Associate Professor, Political Science, Brock University.

Patrick Aldous, Clotilde Heibing and Natalie Bernardin each made a statement, and together with Audrey Mayrand, answered questions.

At 7:44 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 7:46 p.m., the committee resumed.

Fenwick McKelvey, Emily Laidlaw and Blayne Haggart each made a statement and answered questions.

At 8:50 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Vincent Labrosse

Clerk of the Committee