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December 15, 1988

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Some Hon. Members:

Oh, oh!

Topic:   ORAL QUESTION PERIOD
Subtopic:   CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION
Sub-subtopic:   TREATMENT OF RADIO PROGRAM HOST, DALE GOLDHAWK
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Some Hon. Members:

Question.

Topic:   ORAL QUESTION PERIOD
Subtopic:   CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION
Sub-subtopic:   TREATMENT OF RADIO PROGRAM HOST, DALE GOLDHAWK
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John Allen Fraser (Speaker of the House of Commons)

Progressive Conservative
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. Speaker:

Given the time, I would ask the Hon. Member to put his question.

Topic:   ORAL QUESTION PERIOD
Subtopic:   CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION
Sub-subtopic:   TREATMENT OF RADIO PROGRAM HOST, DALE GOLDHAWK
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Henry Perrin Beatty (Solicitor General of Canada; Minister of National Defence)

Progressive Conservative
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. Beatty:

The Liberals want us to interfere with the CBC.

Topic:   ORAL QUESTION PERIOD
Subtopic:   CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION
Sub-subtopic:   TREATMENT OF RADIO PROGRAM HOST, DALE GOLDHAWK
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John Harvard

Liberal
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. Harvard:

As the Minister responsible for the CBC is not a Member of this House, I would ask the Prime Minister whether he agrees with this CBC policy of telling its employees what they can do in their private capacity as union officials?

Topic:   ORAL QUESTION PERIOD
Subtopic:   CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION
Sub-subtopic:   TREATMENT OF RADIO PROGRAM HOST, DALE GOLDHAWK
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Lucien Bouchard (Minister of the Environment; Secretary of State of Canada)

Progressive Conservative
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Hon. Lucien Bouchard (Secretary of State for Canada and Acting Minister of the Environment):

Mr. Speaker, this is the first time I have heard about those allegations and I will look into it. I take it as notice.

December 15, 1988

House of Commons JOURNALISTIC INDEPENDENCE

Topic:   ORAL QUESTION PERIOD
Subtopic:   CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION
Sub-subtopic:   TREATMENT OF RADIO PROGRAM HOST, DALE GOLDHAWK
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John Allen Fraser (Speaker of the House of Commons)

Progressive Conservative
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. Speaker:

The Hon. Member for Winnipeg-St. James, a short supplementary.

Topic:   ORAL QUESTION PERIOD
Subtopic:   CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION
Sub-subtopic:   TREATMENT OF RADIO PROGRAM HOST, DALE GOLDHAWK
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John Harvard

Liberal
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. John Harvard (Winnipeg-St. Janies):

Mr. Speaker, I do not think that is going to make CBC employees very happy.

The Government promised in Bill C-136 that there would be journalistic independence for the CBC. Will the Government-

Topic:   ORAL QUESTION PERIOD
Subtopic:   CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION
Sub-subtopic:   TREATMENT OF RADIO PROGRAM HOST, DALE GOLDHAWK
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Some Hon. Members:

Question.

Topic:   ORAL QUESTION PERIOD
Subtopic:   CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION
Sub-subtopic:   TREATMENT OF RADIO PROGRAM HOST, DALE GOLDHAWK
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LIB

John Harvard

Liberal
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. Harvard:

I am getting to it.

Topic:   ORAL QUESTION PERIOD
Subtopic:   CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION
Sub-subtopic:   TREATMENT OF RADIO PROGRAM HOST, DALE GOLDHAWK
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Henry Perrin Beatty (Solicitor General of Canada; Minister of National Defence)

Progressive Conservative
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. Beatty:

You want us to interfere with it.

Topic:   ORAL QUESTION PERIOD
Subtopic:   CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION
Sub-subtopic:   TREATMENT OF RADIO PROGRAM HOST, DALE GOLDHAWK
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John Allen Fraser (Speaker of the House of Commons)

Progressive Conservative
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. Speaker:

Hon. Members will have noted that the Hon. Member's supplementary contained a very short preamble and he has now commenced his question. I ask for the usual courtesies.

Topic:   ORAL QUESTION PERIOD
Subtopic:   CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION
Sub-subtopic:   TREATMENT OF RADIO PROGRAM HOST, DALE GOLDHAWK
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LIB

John Harvard

Liberal
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. Harvard:

My question is very simple. Will the Government ensure journalistic independence from management in the same way it promised to ensure CBC's independence from government?

Topic:   ORAL QUESTION PERIOD
Subtopic:   CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION
Sub-subtopic:   TREATMENT OF RADIO PROGRAM HOST, DALE GOLDHAWK
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Lucien Bouchard (Minister of the Environment; Secretary of State of Canada)

Progressive Conservative
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Hon. Lucien Bouchard (Secretary of State for Canada and Acting Minister of the Environment):

Mr. Speaker, we are all committed to the principle of independence concerning the activities of the CBC. As for the specific facts here, I will look into them.

Topic:   ORAL QUESTION PERIOD
Subtopic:   CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION
Sub-subtopic:   TREATMENT OF RADIO PROGRAM HOST, DALE GOLDHAWK
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John Allen Fraser (Speaker of the House of Commons)

Progressive Conservative
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. Speaker:

I want to remind Hon. Members that, because of the introduction of a new Member, Question Period was extended for a couple of minutes. However, it is now concluded.

Topic:   ORAL QUESTION PERIOD
Subtopic:   CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION
Sub-subtopic:   TREATMENT OF RADIO PROGRAM HOST, DALE GOLDHAWK
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GOVERNMENT ORDERS

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John Allen Fraser (Speaker of the House of Commons)

Progressive Conservative
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Crosbie, seconded by Mr. Mazan-kowski, moves that Bill C-2, an act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the United States of America-

-be now read the second time and referred to a legislative committee.

Topic:   GOVERNMENT ORDERS
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POINT OF ORDER

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Douglas Grinslade Lewis (President of the Treasury Board; Minister of State (Government House Leader); Minister of State (Treasury Board))

Progressive Conservative
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Hon. Doug Lewis (Minister of State and Minister of State (Treasury Board) and Acting President of the Treasury Board):

Mr. Speaker, there is presently before the House a House order which the Chair has ruled to be in order and which would send this particular Bill to a Committee of the Whole House. It would seem that since this motion has been accepted as being procedurally correct that the House would be best to have the Bill read a second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole House.

Topic:   GOVERNMENT ORDERS
Subtopic:   POINT OF ORDER
Sub-subtopic:   DISPOSITION OF BILL C-2
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December 15, 1988