Vol. 133, No. 34 — August 21, 1999

ORDERS IN COUNCIL

DEPARTMENT OF CANADIAN HERITAGE

Order Requesting the CRTC to Report on the Earliest Possible Establishment Across Canada of a French-language Arts Television Service

C.P. 1999-1454 August 6, 1999

Whereas the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Communication (hereinafter referred to as "the Commission") is responsible for regulating and supervising all aspects of the Canadian broadcasting system with a view to implement the broadcasting policy set out in the Broadcasting Act;

Whereas section 15 of the Broadcasting Act provides that the Commission shall, on request of the Governor in Council, hold hearings or make reports on any matter within the jurisdiction of the Commission;

And whereas, in accordance with subsection 15(2) of the Broadcasting Act, the Minister of Canadian Heritage has consulted with the Commission with regard to this request;

Therefore, His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Canadian Heritage, pursuant to section 15 of the Broadcasting Act, hereby requests the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to report at the earliest time practicable, and not later than autumn 1999, on the earliest possible establishment across Canada of a French-language arts television service that reflects the uniqueness of Quebec culture and the needs and circumstances of French-language communities in other parts of Canada.

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