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HEARING
VOLUME: 1
LOCATION: GATINEAU, QUEBEC
DATE: 24 August 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
24 August 2009
9:00 a.m.
BEFORE:
Chair Michel Arpin
Members Len Katz
Elizabeth Duncan
Legal Counsel Anthony McIntyre
Secretary Jade Roy
Hearing Manager Lyne Renaud
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 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 hearing.
Gatineau, Quebec 24 August 2009
--- Opening of Hearing at 9:00 a.m.
CHAIRMAN: 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 Michel Arpin, I am the Vice-Chairman, Broadcasting and I will chair this meeting. With me on the panel are my colleagues, Len Katz and Elizabeth Duncan, respectively Vice-Chairman, Telecommunications and regional commissioner for the Atlantic Region. Ms. Jade Roy will be the Secretary of this hearing and Mr. Anthony McIntyre will be our legal counsel. Madam Secretary, what are the items on the agenda for today?
SECRETARY: Thank you, Mr. Chairman
On 17 July 2009, the Commission published Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2009-425. The Commission also published 2009-425-1 on 27 July 2009. 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. Chairman
CHAIRMAN: Any questions from the panel members?
LEN KATZ: No questions, Mr. Chairman
ELIZABETH DUNCAN: No questions, Mr. Chairman
CHAIRMAN: Thank you, Madam Secretary. 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, therefore, concludes today's hearing. I wish to thank my colleagues, Legal Counsel, Mr. Anthony McIntyre and the hearing Secretary, Ms. Jade Roy for their assistance. The hearing is now adjourned.
SECRETARY: Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
--- The hearing adjourned at 9:15 a.m.
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