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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

Second Session, Fortieth Parliament, 2009

Chair: The Honourable DENNIS DAWSON

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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Issue No. 5

Election of Chair

Business of the committee

and

Sixth and seventh meetings on:

The study on the emerging issues related to its communications mandate and to report on the wireless sector

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, September 16, 2009 (3K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, September 29, 2009 (73K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, September 30, 2009 (54K)

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WITNESSES:

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association:

Bernard Lord, President and CEO;

Jim Patrick, Vice President, Government Affairs.

Industry Canada:

Helen McDonald, Assistant Deputy Minister, Spectrum, Information Technologies and Telecommunications;

Louis LePage, Manager, Industry Framework, Industry Framework Policy;

Shari Scott, Manager, Policy and Communications, Broadband Canada.

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

SaskTel:

Robert Watson, President and CEO;

John Meldrum, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Corporate Counsel.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Dennis Dawson, Chair

The Honourable Janis G. Johnson, Deputy Chair

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The Honourable Senators:

Cochrane, *Cowan (or Tardif), Fox, P.C., Frum, Housakos, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Mercer, Merchant, Plett, Rompkey, P.C., Zimmer

*Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The Honourable Senator Plett replaced the Honourable Senator Wallace (September 29, 2009).

The Honourable Senator Frum was added to the membership of the committee (September 29, 2009).

The Honourable Senator Grafstein was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (September 22, 2009).

The Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., was added to the membership of the committee (September 17, 2009)

The Honourable Senator Grafstein was added to the membership of the committee (September 17, 2009)

The Honourable Senator Bacon retired (August 25, 2009).

The Honourable Senator Eyton retired (July 12, 2009).

The Honourable Senator Adams retired (June 22, 2009).

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