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HEARING
VOLUME: 1
LOCATION: GATINEAU, QUEBEC
DATE: 30 March 2009
TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS
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CANADIAN RADIO TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
HEARING
Terrasses de la Chaudière
Gatineau, Quebec
C.R.T.C.
Commission Headquarters
30 March 2009
9:30 A.M.
BEFORE:
Chair: Marc Patrone
Members: Elizabeth A. Duncan
Stephen B. Simpson
Legal Counsel: Leigh-Anna Gates
Secretary: Cindy Ventura
Hearing Manager: Valentina Lavigne
VOLUME 1 OF 1
Please note that the Official Languages Act requires that government publications be available in both official languages.
In order to meet some of the requirements under this Act, the Commission's transcripts will therefore be bilingual as to their covers, the listing of CRTC members and staff attending the public hearings, and the table of contents.
However, the aforementioned publication is the recorded verbatim transcript and, as such, is transcribed in either of the official languages, depending on the language spoken by the participant at the public hearing.
Gatineau (Quebec)
30 March 2009
--- Opening of Public Hearing at 9:30 A.M.
CHAIR: Order please, à l'ordre s'il vous plaît.
Good morning ladies and gentlemen and welcome to this hearing of the Commission. My name is Marc Patrone. I am Commissioner and I will chair this meeting. With me on the panel are my colleagues, Elizabeth Duncan and Stephen Simpson, respectively regional Commissioners for the Atlantic region and for British Colombia and Yukon. Ms. Cindy Ventura will be the Secretary of this hearing and Ms. Leigh-Anna Gates will be our legal counsel. Madam Secretary, what are the items on the agenda for today?
SECRETARY: Thank you, Mr. Chair.
On 29 January 2009, the Commission published Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2009-36. The Commission also published 2009-36-1, 2009-36-2, 2009-36-3 and 2009-36-4. The applications referenced in these notices are being considered today without the appearance of the parties.
The Commission has received interventions for some of the applications and they have been placed on the public file for this hearing.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
CHAIR: Any questions from the panel members?
ELIZABETH DUNCAN: No questions, Mr. Chair
STEPHEN SIMPSON: No questions, Mr. Chair
CHAIR: I should emphasize that matters that form part of the agenda will be given full consideration by the hearing panel and decisions will be released in due course after consultation with the full Commission. This concludes today's public hearing. I wish to thank my colleagues, Legal Counsel and the hearing Secretary for their assistance. The hearing is now adjourned.
SECRETARY: Thank you, Mr. Chair.
--- The hearing adjourned at 9:40 A.M.
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Legal Counsel / Conseillère juridique
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Secrétaire / Secretary
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