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Hansard TV

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Hansard TV
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
CountryCanada
Broadcast areaBritish Columbia
National (via satellite)
HeadquartersVictoria, British Columbia
Programming
Picture format480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerGovernment of British Columbia
History
LaunchedMarch 11, 1991; 33 years ago (1991-03-11)
Links
WebsiteHansard TV
Availability

Hansard TV (also known as Hansard Broadcasting Services) is the legislature broadcaster of the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is available on most cable television systems in the province of British Columbia, as well as Nationally on Novus channel 815, Shaw Direct channel 224 & Optik TV channel 843 & (HD) 9843 (SD). The chosen name of "Hansard", refers to printed transcripts of parliamentary debates in the Westminster system government. Closed Captioning provided by the Captioning Group. Hansard Television also manages the operation of the Saskatchewan Legislative Network, the broadcaster for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

Music composers

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Original music themes written & produced by Tobin Stokes.

Special Events Video Archive

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The special events archives contains webcast video of such events as budget & throne speeches, parliament opening-day ceremonies & royal visits. Hansard Broadcasting Services was established on March 11, 1991 to provide live television coverage of all proceedings in the Legislative Chamber. There are six permanent cameras were installed in September 1991 in specially designed enclosures.

See also

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The Arms of British Columbia

Broadcast Schedule

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Hansard Television is currently Broadcasting Parliamentary of British Columbia Schedule from Monday to Thursday. Live broadcast in the Chamber Statements by Members followed by Oral Question Period on Monday & Wednesday Afternoon then Tuesday & Thursday Morning.

Regular Time

Morning House Afternoon House Rebroadcast
Monday 10:00 am – 12:00 pm 1:30 pm – 6:30 pm 7:00 pm
Tuesday 10:00 am – 12:00 pm 1:30 pm – 6:30 pm 7:00 pm
Wednesday 1:30 pm – 7:00 pm 7:00 pm
Thursday 10:00 am – 12:00 pm 1:00 pm – 5:30 pm 7:00 pm

Military Time

Morning House Afternoon House Rebroadcast
Monday 10:00 – 12:00 13:30 – 18:30 19:00
Tuesday 10:00 – 12:00 13:30 – 18:30 19:00
Wednesday 13:30 – 19:00 19:00
Thursday 10:00 – 12:00 13:00 – 17:30 19:00
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