Hansard TV
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 Shaw Direct channel 393 and Optik TV channel 843. 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.
Hansard TV | |
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Coat of Arms of British Columbia | |
Launched | March 11, 1991 |
Owned by | Government of British Columbia |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
Country | Canada |
Broadcast area | British Columbia National (via satellite) |
Headquarters | Victoria, British Columbia |
Website | Hansard TV |
Availability | |
Satellite | |
Shaw Direct | Channel 393 |
Cable | |
Available on most British Columbia cable systems | Check local listings, channels may vary |
IPTV | |
Optik TV | Channel 843 |
Streaming media | |
Hansard TV | Watch live |
Music composers
Original music themes written and produced by Tobin Stokes.
Special Events Video Archive
The special events archives contains webcast video of such events as budget and throne speeches, parliament opening-day ceremonies and royal visits.
See also
Broadcast Schedule
Hansard Television is currently Broadcasting Parliamentary of British Columbia Schedule from Monday to Thursday. Live broadcast Statements by Members followed by Oral Question Period on Monday & Wednesday Afternoon then Tuesday & Thursday Morning.
Morning House | Afternoon House | Rebroadcast | |
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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 | 1:30 pm – 6:00 pm | 7:00 pm |