Draft Memorandum to Cabinet: (Suggested) Framework Policies<br />for the Canadian Broadcasting SystemMar 25, 2005
FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting has developed a suggested Memorandum to Cabinet in the format prescribed by the Privy Council Office in both official languages. The purpose of this draft Memorandum is to illustrate the content of a substantive reform of broadcasting policy responsive to the principal recommendations of "Our Cultural Sovereignty", the report of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage (the Lincoln Report). FRIENDS offered this draft to the Hon. Liza Frulla, Minister of Canadian Heritage, in a March 7th meeting.
Related DocumentsPrivy Council guidelines to preparing government responses to parliamentary committee reports March 31, 2005 - A Primer on Ottawa’s response to the Lincoln Report November 4, 2004 - House of Commons Hansard: Our Cultural Sovereignty June 11, 2003 - FRIENDS Press Release: Heritage Committee Breaks New Ground |
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