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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 4
Tuesday, April 3, 2001
The Standing Joint Committee on Official Languages met at 3:36 p.m. this day, in Room 112-N, Centre Block, the Co-Chair,the Hon. Shirley Maheu, and the Vice-Chair, Yolande Thibeault, presiding.
Member(s) of the Committee present:
From the Senate: The Hon. Lise Bacon, the Hon. Jean-Robert Gauthier, the Hon. Shirley Maheu, the Hon. Raymond C. Setlakwe, the Hon. Jean-Maurice Simard.
From the House of Commons: Eugène Bellemare, Gérard Binet, Claude Drouin, Yvon Godin, Rahim Jaffer, Benoît Sauvageau, Yolande Thibeault.
Acting Member present: From the Senate: The Hon. Pierre DeBané for the Hon. Joan Fraser.
In attendance: From the Senate: Tonu Onu, Co-Clerk of the Committee. From the House of Commons: Guyanne L. Desforges, Co-Clerk of the Committee and Jean-François Pagé, Legislative Clerk. From the Library of Parliament: Françoise Coulombe and Robert Asselin, Research Officers.
Witness(es): From the CPAC: Colette Watson, General Manager; Ken Stein, Chairman, CPAC Board of Directors and Senior Vice-President, Corporate and Regulatory Affairs, Shaw Communications Inc. From the Johnston & Buchan: Robert J. Buchan, Partner.
In accordance with Standing Order 108 (1a) (2), a study on the broadcasting of the House of Commons' debates in both official languages by CPAC.
Ken Stein and Colette Watson made opening statements and with Robert Buchan, answered questions.
At 4:49 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Tonu Onu
Co-Clerk of the Committee
Guyanne L. Desforges
Co-Clerk of the Committee