THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
OTTAWA, Wednesday, November 27, 2024
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications met this day at 6:46 p.m., in room B45, Senate of Canada Building, the chair, the Honourable Leo Housakos, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Cardozo, Cuzner, Dasko, Housakos, Miville-Dechêne and Simons (6).
Other senators present: The Honourable Senator Cormier (1).
Participating in the meeting: Jed Chong and Khamla Heminthavong, analysts, Library of Parliament.
Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, February 10, 2022, the committee continued its study on matters relating to transport and communications generally. (Topic: Local services provided by CBC/Radio-Canada)
WITNESSES:
Quebec Community Groups Network:
Eva Ludvig, President;
Sylvia Martin‑Laforge, Director General.
English Language Arts Network:
Miranda Castravelli, Executive Director (by videoconference).
Quebec English-language Production Council:
Arnie Gelbart, Co-chair of the Board of Directors;
Kirwan Cox, Executive Director.
Société nationale de l’Acadie:
Martin Théberge, President.
Fédération acadienne de la Nouvelle-Écosse:
Denise Comeau-Desautels, President.
Fédération des francophones de Terre-Neuve et du Labrador:
Tony Cornect, President.
Société acadienne et francophone de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard:
Charles Duguay, President.
Société de l’Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick:
Nicole Arseneau-Sluyter, President.
Eva Ludvig, Miranda Castravelli, Arnie Gelbart and Kirwan Cox each made a statement and, together with Sylvia Martin-Laforge, answered questions.
At 7:48 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 7:54 p.m., the committee resumed.
Martin Théberge made a statement and, together with Denise Comeau-Desautels, Tony Cornect, Charles Duguay and Nicole Arseneau-Sluyter, answered questions.
At 8:47 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
Angus Wilson
Clerk of the Committee