Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and
Communications
Issue 15 - Minutes of Proceedings
OTTAWA, Wednesday, April 16, 1997
(20)
[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications met this day at 6:09 p.m., the Chair, the Honourable Senator Lise Bacon, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Adams, Anderson, Bacon, Forrestall, Grimard, Johnson, Mercier, Poulin, Roberge, Spivak and Watt. (11)
Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Robichaud.
In attendance: Matthew W. Fraser, Expert Consultant; Monique Hébert, Research Officer, Research Branch, Library of Parliament; Marc Chénier, Committee Researcher.
Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.
WITNESSES:
From the Association littéraire et artistique canadienne:
Claudette Fortier, President.
From the Canadian Copyright Institute:
Ron B. Thomson, Chairman.
From the Canadian Conference of the Arts:
Mireille Gagné, President;
Keith Kelly, National Director;
Claudette Fortier, Director.
From the Association pour l'avancement des sciences et des techniques de la documentation:
Jules Larivière.
From the Canadian Association of Law Libraries:
Jules Larivière.
From the Canadian Library Association:
John Tooth, Chairman, Copyright Committee;
Karen Adams, Executive Director.
From the Canadian Association of Research Libraries:
Richard Ellis.
From the Special Libraries Association:
Susan Merry.
From the Consumers' Association of Canada:
Gail Lacombe, President;
Marnie McCall, Director, Policy Research.
From the Canadian Recording Media Association:
Paul Weber, Chairman;
Rick Bourrier;
Gregory Kane, Legal Counsel;
Randall Hofley, Legal Counsel.
Pursuant to the Order of Reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, April 10, 1997, the committee resumed consideration of Bill C-32, An Act to amend the Copyright Act.
The witness from the Association littéraire et artistique canadienne made a statement and answered questions.
The witness from the Canadian Copyright Institute made a statement and answered questions.
The witnesses from the Canadian Conference of the Arts made a statement and answered questions.
It was agreed, -- That the presentation by the Canadian Conference of the Arts be filed with the Clerk of the Committee as Exhibit 5900 T1-2.35 /C-32, 15, "15".
The witness from the Association pour l'avancement des sciences et des techniques de la documentation made a statement and answered questions.
It was agreed, -- That the presentation by the Association pour l'avancement des sciences et des techniques de la documentation be filed with the Clerk of the Committee as Exhibit 5900 T1-2.35 /C-32, 15, "16".
The witness from the Canadian Association of Law Libraries made a statement and answered questions.
It was agreed, -- That the presentation by the Canadian Association of Law Libraries be filed with the Clerk of the Committee as Exhibit 5900 T1-2.35 /C-32, 15, "17".
The witnesses from the Canadian Library Association made a statement and answered questions.
It was agreed, -- That the presentation by the Canadian Library Association be filed with the Clerk of the Committee as Exhibit 5900 T1-2.35 /C-32, 15, "18".
The witness from the Canadian Association of Research Libraries made a statement and answered questions.
It was agreed, -- That the presentation by the Canadian Association of Research Libraries be filed with the Clerk of the Committee as Exhibit 5900 T1-2.35 /C-32, 15, "19".
The witness from the Special Libraries Association made a statement and answered questions.
It was agreed, -- That the presentation by the Special Libraries Association be filed with the Clerk of the Committee as Exhibit 5900 T1-2.35 /C-32, 15, "20".
At 8:50 p.m., the committee was suspended.
At 8:57 p.m., the committee resumed.
The Honourable Senator Forrestall moved that the following budget application for the special study on Canada's international competitive position be approved for submission to the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration:
SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES
Professional and Other Services $47,000
Transportation and Communications 4,200
Other Expenditures 500
Total $51,700
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The witnesses from the Consumers' Association of Canada made a statement and answered questions.
It was agreed, -- That the presentation by the Consumers' Association of Canada be filed with the Clerk of the Committee as Exhibit 5900 T1-2.35 /C-32, 15, "21".
The witnesses from the Canadian Recording Media Association made a statement and answered questions.
It was agreed, -- That the presentation by the Canadian Recording Media Association be filed with the Clerk of the Committee as Exhibit 5900 T1-2.35 /C-32, 15, "22".
At 10:05 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
ATTEST:
Timothy Ross Wilson
Clerk of the Committee