THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

OTTAWA, Tuesday, June 6, 2023
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications met this day at 9 a.m., in room B45, Senate of Canada Building, the chair, the Honourable Leo Housakos, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Cardozo, Clement, Cormier, Dasko, Harder, P.C., Housakos, Manning, Miville-Dechêne, Quinn, Saint-Germain, Simons and Wallin (12).

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, April 18, 2023, the committee continued its examination of Bill C-18, An Act respecting online communications platforms that make news content available to persons in Canada.

WITNESSES:

Aboriginal Peoples Television Network:

Monika Ille, Chief Executive Officer.

Dadan Sivunivut:

Jean LaRose, President and Chief Executive Officer.

The Logic:

David Skok, Founder and Chief Executive Officer.

All Business Online News Group:

Ben Wood, Publisher.

Independent Online News Publishers of Canada:

Jeanette Ageson, Publisher, The Tyee (by videoconference).

Monika Ille and Jean LaRose each made a statement and answered questions.

At 9:59 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 10:05 a.m., the committee resumed.

David Skok, Ben Wood and Jeanette Ageson each made a statement and answered questions.

At 11:03 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Vincent Labrosse

Clerk of the Committee