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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 MARIE-P. POULIN

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Monday, May 31, 1999

Issue No. 32

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

INCLUDING: THE TWELFTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (Bill C-55) and THE THIRTEENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (Bill C-55)

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Twelfth and Thirteenth Reports
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (93K)

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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;

Jeff Richstone, Legal Advisor;

Don Stephanson, Director General, Cultural Industries.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Marie-P. Poulin, Chair

The Honourable J. Michael Forrestall, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Adams, Fairbairn, P.C., Fitzpatrick,*Graham, P.C. (or Carstairs), Grimard, Johnson, Joyal, P.C., LeBreton,*Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Milne, Moore, Stewart

* Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

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

The name of the Honourable Senator Adams substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Butts (May 31, 1999).

The name of the Honourable Senator Fitzpatrick substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Maloney (May 31, 1999).

The name of the Honourable Senator Maheu substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Robichaud, L. (May 31, 1999).

The name of the Honourable Senator Rompkey substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Pearson (May 31, 1999).

The name of the Honourable Senator Joyal substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Stewart (May 31, 1999).

The name of the Honourable Senator Milne substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Callbeck (May 31, 1999).

The name of the Honourable Senator Stewart substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Maheu (May 31, 1999).

The name of the Honourable Senator Moore substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Rompkey (May 31, 1999).

The name of the Honourable Senator Grimard substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Roberge (May 31, 1999).

The name of the Honourable Senator Fairbairn substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Moore (May 31, 1999).

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