Evidence of meeting #53 for Canadian Heritage in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was meetings.

A recording is available from Parliament.

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MPs speaking

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Clerk of the Committee  Mr. Andrew Bartholomew Chaplin

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

Kevin Waugh Conservative Saskatoon—Grasswood, SK

Yes. We've missed a window, though, as you've noticed in Vancouver—particularly Vancouver, with the two newspapers and the massive layoffs they've had in the last 10 days, and the same with the television station.

They're going to look at the Broadcasting Act anyway. We heard that when you were talking about the budget. You're going to look at the Broadcasting Act, we're going to look at copyright, so why don't we suspend the media and communities study until the fall? You can look at the Broadcasting Act and at the Copyright Act, and then we can come out in the fall and deal with this at the point we now are.

That would be my suggestion.

5:20 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

Now, is there any discussion on this suggestion?

Yes, Ms. Dabrusin.

5:20 p.m.

Liberal

Julie Dabrusin Liberal Toronto—Danforth, ON

Just because we're talking about a report that we've been working on in camera and are now in a public session, I would suggest that any discussion we are having about that report be moved in camera.

5:20 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

Is that movement in camera okay with everyone?

5:20 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

5:20 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

I accept a motion that we move in camera, and we'll suspend for a minute while we do it.

[Proceedings continue in camera]