Canadian Heritage Committee on Nov. 18th, 2024

Evidence of meeting #138 for Canadian Heritage in the 44th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was academic.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Protection of Freedom of Expression

Members speaking

Before the committee

Shannon Dea Dean, Faculty of Arts, University of Regina, As an Individual

Emily Laidlaw Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Cybersecurity Law, University of Calgary, As an Individual

Ga Grant Litigation Staff Counsel, British Columbia Civil Liberties Association

Michael Geist Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-Commerce Law, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, As an Individual

Kathleen Mahoney Emeritus Professor of Law, As an Individual

Annick Forest President, Canadian Media Guild

1:50 p.m.

Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Kevin Waugh

Thank you Mr. Geist and Ms. Forest, and Ms. Mahoney for the last hour.

For committee business, there is a budget for the study of the protection of freedom of expression. The amount is $36,700. It was circulated to all committee members last Friday.

Is it the pleasure of the committee to adopt this budget?

1:50 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

1:50 p.m.

NDP