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Minutes of Proceedings

44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 100
Thursday, November 23, 2023, 8:19 a.m. to 9:50 a.m.
Webcast
Presiding
Hon. Hedy Fry, Chair (Liberal)

Library of Parliament
• Gabrielle de Billy Brown, Analyst
• Marion Ménard, Analyst
• Liane Tanguay, Analyst
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
• Vicky Eatrides, Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer
• Rachelle Frenette, General Counsel and Deputy Executive, Legal Services
• Scott Shortliffe, Executive Director, Broadcasting
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Thursday, February 2, 2023, the committee proceeded to a briefing by the Chairperson of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.

Vicky Eatrides made a statement and, with Scott Shortliffe and Rachelle Frenette, answered questions.

Motion

Rachael Thomas moved, — Given that, the Department of Canadian Heritage, under the leadership of the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, approved ‘anti-racism’ grants upwards of $130,000 to Laith Marouf of the Community Media Advocacy Centre (CMAC), on October 21, 2022, the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez appeared before the Heritage Committee, during which time he was asked by a number of MPs about the date he was made aware of Laith Marouf’s derogatory remarks about Jews and Francophones and the minister reported to the Committee that he was not informed until after August 22, 2022, an article by the Globe and Mail and an Access to Information Request indicate emails circulated from the former Diversity and Inclusion Minister, the Honourable Ahmed Hussein, his former chief of staff, Minister Rodriguez’s former chief of staff, and the deputy minister at Canadian Heritage between August 17th and August 19th, 2022, including one sent to Minister Rodriguez’s personal email account titled “Laith Marouf and antisemitic hate speech,” the Committee invite the former Minister for Canadian Heritage, the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, to appear before the committee as soon as possible for no fewer than two hours to clarify his remarks concerning Laith Marouf, and that the committee report its findings to the House.

Debate arose thereon.

Motion

Peter Julian moved, — That the committee do now adjourn.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Martin Champoux, Michael Coteau, Anju Dhillon, Lisa Hepfner, Peter Julian, Taleeb Noormohamed — 6;

NAYS: Marilyn Gladu, Martin Shields, Rachael Thomas, Kevin Waugh — 4.

At 9:50 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Geneviève Desjardins
Clerk of the committee