Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and
Communications
Issue 17 - Minutes of Proceedings
OTTAWA, Monday, April 21, 1997
(22)
[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications met this day at 9:09 a.m., the Chair, the Honourable Senator Lise Bacon, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Anderson, Bacon, Grimard, Johnson, Mercier, Pépin, Poulin, Roberge and Watt. (9)
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.
APPEARING:
The Honourable Sheila Copps, P.C., M.P., Minister of Canadian Heritage
WITNESSES:
From the Canadian Recording Industry Association:
Brian Robertson, President.
From the Canadian Independent Record Production Association:
Brian Chater, President.
From the Association québécoise de l'industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la vidéo:
Solange Drouin, General Director and Legal Counsel;
Robert Pilon, Vice-President.
From the Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association:
Douglas Frith, President;
Susan Peacock, Vice-President.
From the Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association:
David Harris, Senior Vice-President.
From the Committee of Major Legal Publishers:
Glen Bloom, Legal Counsel;
Geralyn Christmas, Member.
From the Association of Canadian Publishers:
Jack Stoddart, President;
Paul Davidson, Executive Director.
From the Canadian Publishers' Council:
Diane Wood, President;
Jackie Hushion, Executive Director.
From the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada and the Guilde des musiciens du Québec:
Ray Petch, Vice-President, American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.
From the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists:
Alexander Crawley, President.
From the Union des Artistes:
Raymond Legault, First Vice-President;
Serge Turgeon, President ex officio;
Lucie Beauchemin, Public Affairs Consultant.
From the Department of Canadian Heritage:
Victor Rabinovitch, Assistant Deputy-Minister;
Susan Katz, Director General;
René Bouchard, Director, Copyright;
Jeff Richstone, Senior Counsel, Legal Services.
From the Department of Industry:
Danielle Bouvet, Director, Industry Canada.
From the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade:
Ton Zuijdwijk, Senior Counsel, Trade Law Division, Department of Finance and International Trade.
From the Copyright Board:
Mario Bouchard, Legal Counsel, Copyright Board.
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 witnesses from the Canadian Recording Industry Association made a statement and answered questions.
The witnesses from the Canadian Independent Record Production Association made a statement and answered questions.
It was agreed, -- That the presentation by the Canadian Independent Record Production Association be filed with the Clerk of the Committee as Exhibit 5900 T1-2.35/C-32, 17, "26".
The witnesses from the Association québécoise de l'industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la vidéo made a statement and answered questions.
It was agreed, -- That the presentation by the Association québécoise de l'industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la vidéo be filed with the Clerk of the Committee as Exhibit 5900 T1-2.35/C-32, 17, "27".
The witnesses from the Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association made a statement and answered questions.
It was agreed, -- That the presentation by the Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association be filed with the Clerk of the Committee as Exhibit 5900 T1-2.35/C-32, 17, "28".
The witnesses from the Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association made a statement and answered questions.
It was agreed, -- That the presentation by the Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association be filed with the Clerk of the Committee as Exhibit 5900 T1-2.35 /C-32, 17, "29".
The witnesses from the Committee of Major Legal Publishers made a statement and answered questions.
It was agreed, -- That the presentation by the Committee of Major Legal Publishers be filed with the Clerk of the Committee as Exhibit 5900 T1-2.35 /C-32, 17, "30".
The witness(es) from the Association of Canadian Publishers and the Canadian Publishers' Council made a statement and answered questions.
It was agreed, -- That the presentation by the Association of Canadian Publishers and the Canadian Publishers' Council be filed with the Clerk of the Committee as Exhibit 5900 T1-2.35 /C-32, 17, "31".
At 12:08 p.m., the committee was suspended.
At 12:30 p.m., the committee resumed.
The witnesses from the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada and the Guilde des musiciens du Québec made a statement and answered questions.
The witnesses from the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists made a statement and answered questions.
The witnesses from the Union des Artistes made a statement and answered questions.
It was agreed, -- That the presentation by the Union des Artistes be filed with the Clerk of the Committee as Exhibit 5900 T1-2.35 /C-32, 17, "32".
At 1:24 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 2:00 p.m., the sitting resumed.
The witnesses from the Department of Canadian Heritage made a statement and answered questions.
At 2:39 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 3:00 p.m., the sitting resumed.
The Honourable Sheila Copps, P.C., M.P., Minister of Canadian Heritage made a statement and answered questions.
It was agreed, -- That the presentation by the Honourable Sheila Copps be filed with the Clerk of the Committee as Exhibit 5900 T1-2.35 /C-32, 17, "33".
At 3:45 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
ATTEST:
Timothy Ross Wilson
Clerk of the Committee