One meeting is fine.
Evidence of meeting #22 for Canadian Heritage in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was thursday.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Evidence of meeting #22 for Canadian Heritage in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was thursday.
A recording is available from Parliament.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Michael Chong
We'll have two panels of witnesses from all the witnesses that wish to appear. Then we'll set aside the last half-hour of that meeting for clause-by-clause. So that's the meeting after we get back.
Now I need direction from the committee, because we have two different proposals here with respect to the digital media study. One proposal is to meet this Thursday to decide how many more meetings, to get an oral update and briefing from the clerk, and then to decide as a committee how many more meetings we're going to have.
Mr. Angus has suggested we push that to the Thursday after the break week, giving the clerk and the rest of the committee members a good two weeks to decide how we're going to finish this digital media study.
Tell me if you want to meet Thursday to decide this digital media study plan or you want to meet the Thursday after we get back from the break week.
Mr. Rodriguez.
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Liberal
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Michael Chong
There's no committee on Thursday.
Will Madame Lavallée be here on Thursday?
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Liberal
Pablo Rodriguez Liberal Honoré-Mercier, QC
It's just that her motion would be the only item on the committee's agenda. There is nothing else on our agenda.
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Liberal
Pablo Rodriguez Liberal Honoré-Mercier, QC
I don't think we should have a committee meeting for one motion, if that's the case, so we could debate that motion on the—
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Michael Chong
So that's what we'll do, then. On the Thursday after we get back, we'll debate Madame Lavallée's motion. We'll also map out the remaining meetings of this autumn session for the digital media strategy, and we'll decide how we're going to incorporate your CBC proposal within that digital media strategy. Is that okay?
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Liberal
Pablo Rodriguez Liberal Honoré-Mercier, QC
Tuesday's the bill, and Thursday of this week there's no meeting.
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Conservative
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Michael Chong
Okay.
I have two things to bring to your attention.
There have been a number of reports that have been tabled in the House. You have copies of the titles of those reports. I simply draw that to your attention.
Finally, the other thing I want to draw to your attention as chair of the heritage committee is that tomorrow is the twentieth anniversary of the Canadian Encyclopedia, which has been funded by the Government of Canada for twenty years. It's an all-Canadian encyclopedia and there is a big celebration at the centre de conférence, at the Government Conference Centre across from the Chateau Laurier, tomorrow at 5:30. It would be nice to see members of the committee there.
I sit on the board of governors of the organization that is responsible for this, so I told them I would draw it to your attention.
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Some hon. members
Oh, oh!
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An hon. member
Shameless self-promotion.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Michael Chong
Okay.
Without further ado, seeing no other comments or questions, this meeting—
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An hon. member
He hasn't mentioned Justin Bieber yet.
