Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

Issue 1 - Order of Reference

Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Wednesday, March 19, 2003:

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Day, seconded by the Honourable Senator Gauthier:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications be authorized to examine and report on the current state of Canadian media industries; emerging trends and developments in these industries; the media's role, rights, and responsibilities in Canadian society; and current and appropriate future policies relating thereto; and

That the Committee submit its final report to the Senate no later than Wednesday, March 31, 2004,

And on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Stratton, seconded by the Honourable Senator Lynch-Staunton, that the motion be amended by removing all the words after the word ``authorized'' and adding the following:

"to study the appropriate role of public policy in helping to ensure that Canadian news media remains healthy, independent and diverse, given changes in the media in recent years, notably globalization, technological change, convergence and concentration of ownership; and

That the Committee submit its final report to the Senate no later than Wednesday, March 31, 2004.''

After debate,

The question being put on the motion in amendment, it was negatived, on division.

The question then being put on the main motion, it was adopted.

Paul C. Bélisle

Clerk of the Senate