Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications
Proceedings of the Subcommittee on Communications
Second Session Thirty-fifth Parliament, 1996
Chair: The Honourable MARIE-P. POULIN
Thursday, May 2, 1996
Thursday, June 20, 1996
Wednesday, October
2, 1996
Wednesday, October 23, 1996
Wednesday, October 30, 1996
Issue No. 1
Organization Meeting and First Meeting on: The study of Canada's international position in communications
WITNESSES:
Wednesday, October 23, 1996
From the Department of Canadian Heritage:
Victor Rabinovitch, Assistant Deputy Minister, Cultural Development;
Jean Guérette, Director, Distribution Systems and Multimedia;
John Foote, Senior Policy Analyst, Arts Development and Programs.
From the Department of Industry:
Larry Shaw, Director General, Telecommunications Policy Branch;
Hélène Asselin, Analyst.
From the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade:
Robin Higham, Director General, International Cultural Relations Bureau;
Valerie Raymond, Director, Arts and Cultural Industries Division;
Brian Long, Director, International Academic Relations Division;
Robert Collette, Director, Investment, Science and Technology and Partnering Division;
Richard Lepage, Deputy Director, Corporate Partnering;
André Ronish, Manager, Technology Acquisition.
Wednesday, October 30, 1996
From Teleglobe Canada Inc:
Guthrie Stewart, President and CEO;
Claude E. Forget, Special advisor to the Chairman of the board;
Mariel Bradford, Vice-President, Corporate Affairs.
From the Canadian Cable Television Association:
Richard Stursberg, President;
Dave Watt, Senior Vice-President, Technology, Economics and Telecom;
Jay Thompson, Vice-President, Legal/Regulatory Affairs.
MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE
The Honourable Marie-P. Poulin, Chair
The Honourable Mira Spivak, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
*Fairbairn, P.C. (or Graham), Johnson, *Lynch-Staunton (or Berntson), MacDonald (Halifax), Rompkey, P.C.
* Ex Officio Members
(Quorum 3)
Changes to Membership of the Committee:
Pursuant to Rule 85(4), membership of the Committee was amended as follows:
The name of the Honourable Senator MacDonald (Halifax) substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Spivak (October 29, 1996).
The name of the Honourable Senator Spivak substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Forrestall (October 23, 1996).
The name of the Honourable Senator Rompkey substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Roux (October 2, 1996).
The name of the Honourable Senator Mercier substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Maheu (October 2, 1996).
The name of the Honourable Senator Forrestall substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Spivak (October 1, 1996).
The name of the Honourable Senator Johnson substituted for that of the Honourable SenatorRoberge (June 11, 1996).
The name of the Honourable Senator Spivak substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Oliver (May 2, 1996).
The name of the Honourable Senator Maheu substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Davey (May 2, 1996).
The name of the Honourable Senator Oliver was removed (April 30 1996).