Information & Ethics committee  Are you talking about the two pieces of information that were requested?

Information & Ethics committee  I would simply quote an article by Quebecor Media's Brian Lilley regarding the fact that information on bidding for sporting events was requested. Was that your question?

Information & Ethics committee  I think that it is probably a combination of the two. If those people receive useful information for their company, they can use it to strengthen the interests of that company. Even if they do not receive the information they requested, they can do a report on it. I think that th

Information & Ethics committee  I can't answer that question. I'm not an expert on ATI. I'm not an expert on drafting legislation. You've had better witnesses than me here to help you with that. Sorry. I don't know if anybody else has anything.

Information & Ethics committee  There are two components involved in this. First, those people can actually find useful information immediately. Second, requests for information provide material for news reports. If 1,000 requests are submitted to a single organization, the responses to those requests may be co

Information & Ethics committee  On the first question, as we said, perhaps the wording of the legislation could be clearer. But I think the very important question that's probably being decided at court relates to the arm's-length relationship between CBC and Parliament, the government. That is something that m

Information & Ethics committee  In our brief, we quoted Brian Lilley, who, in an article published on November 20, 2010, lists four requests out of the thousands his news agency has submitted to the government and to the CBC. Allow me to check this in our brief.

Information & Ethics committee  I will read the quote in English: “has filed thousands of ATI requests, trying to find out how and why CBC spends taxpayer money on board meetings in Iqaluit....” In that case, it may be normal: they want to know how much those people spend on a meeting in Iqaluit. “...exec

Information & Ethics committee  It has been four.

Information & Ethics committee  Sure. Having talked to a few of our members who do a lot of access to information, they mentioned a few things. Some of the questions were in our brief. There are no penalties for non-compliance with the act. So perhaps there could be actual penalties for non-compliance. There

Information & Ethics committee  There are things you can do to start to change that culture.

Information & Ethics committee  In our view, this should be a pressing priority for Parliament and indeed this committee. We are therefore both surprised and dismayed that so much committee time has been taken up to examine a single institution, CBC/Radio-Canada. It is not that we believe CBC is above the law-

Information & Ethics committee  For anyone truly interested in real and meaningful access to information, attempts to undermine and diminish the public broadcaster must be seen as both dangerous and counterproductive. A diversity of media voices is essential to ensuring Canadians have a variety of news informat

Information & Ethics committee  Sorry. This is right from the Broadcasting Act: “...a public service essential to the maintenance and enhancement of national identity and cultural sovereignty”.

Canadian Heritage committee  We agree that regulation is certainly possible. It won't ruin the industry. It won't dampen entrepreneurial spirit. It is possible and necessary. There is one caveat, though. In our experience, regulation alone will not create or make sure that the kinds of local content we've