Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

Issue 15 - Minutes of Proceedings

OTTAWA, Tuesday, October 21, 2003
(33)

[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications met this day at 9:41 a.m., in room 505, Victoria Building, the Chair, the Honourable Joan Fraser, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Corbin, Eyton, Fraser, Graham, P.C., Gustafson, LaPierre, Merchant, and Spivak (8).

In attendance: Terrence Thomas and Joseph Jackson, Research Officers, Parliamentary Research Branch, Library of Parliament.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the Order of Reference adopted by the Senate on Wednesday, March 19, 2003, the committee continued its examination of the current state of Canadian media industries. (For complete text of Order of Reference, see proceedings of the Committee, Issue No. 6, dated March 20, 2003.)

WITNESS:

As an individual:

Armande Saint-Jean, Professor, Department of Literature and Communications, University of Sherbrooke.

Professor Saint-Jean made a presentation and answered questions.

At 11:34 a.m., it was agreed that the committee adjourn to the call of the Chair.

ATTEST:

OTTAWA, Thursday, October 23, 2003
(34)

[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications met this day at 9:48 a.m., in room 257, East Block, the Chair, the Honourable Joan Fraser, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Adams, Corbin, Day, Eyton, Fraser, Graham, P.C., Gustafson, LaPierre, Merchant, and Spivak (10).

Other senators present: The Honourable Senators Forrestall and Lavigne (2).

In attendance: Terrence Thomas and Joseph Jackson, Research Officers, Parliamentary Research Branch, Library of Parliament.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the Order of Reference adopted by the Senate on Wednesday, March 19, 2003, the committee continued its examination of the current state of Canadian media industries. (For complete text of Order of Reference, see proceedings of the Committee, Issue No. 6, dated March 20, 2003.)

WITNESSES:

From the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation:

Carole Taylor, Chair, Board of Directors;

Robert Rabinovitch, President and Chief Executive Officer;

Tony Burman, Editor in Chief, CBC News, Current Affairs and Newsworld, CBC Radio, TV and cbc.ca;

Claude Saint-Laurent, Special Advisor to the President and Chair, Journalistic Standards and Practices;

Alain Saulnier, General Director of Information, French Radio.

Ms. Taylor and Mr. Rabinovitch made a presentation and answered questions.

Messrs. Burman, Saint-Laurent, and Saulnier made a presentation and answered questions.

At 12:38 p.m., it was agreed that the committee adjourn to the call of the Chair.

ATTEST:

Till Heyde

Clerk of the Committee