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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications

First Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1997-98-99

Chair: The Honourable LISE BACON

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Tuesday, April 13, 1999

Issue No. 22

First meeting on: Bill C-55, An Act respecting advertising services supplied by foreign periodical publishers

• Order of Reference
• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (96K)

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APPEARING:

The Honourable Sheila Copps, P.C., M.P., Minister of Canadian Heritage

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WITNESSES:

From Heritage Canada:

Michael Wernick, Assistant Deputy Minister, Cultural Development;

Allan Clarke, Director, Publishing Policy and Programs;

Jeff Richstone, Legal Advisor.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Lise Bacon, Chair

The Honourable J. Michael Forrestall, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Adams, Buchanan, P.C., Fitzpatrick, * Graham, P.C. (or Carstairs), Johnson, Joyal, P.C. ,* Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Maheu, Perrault, P.C., Poulin, Roberge, Spivak

* Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

Change in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The name of the Honourable Senator Rompkey substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Maloney (March 17, 1999).

The name of the Honourable Senator Joyal substituted for that of the Honourable Senator De Bané (March 17, 1999).

The name of the Honourable Senator Adams substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Rompkey (April 12, 1999).

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