Hansard TV
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | British Columbia (available worldwide online, nationally on consumer satellite services) |
| Headquarters | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080p (1080i broadcast) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Government of British Columbia |
| History | |
| Launched | March 11, 1991 |
| Links | |
| Website | Hansard TV BCLegislatureChannel on YouTube |
| Availability | |
Hansard TV (also known as Hansard Broadcasting Services) is the official television network of the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is available on the vast majority of cable systems province-wise, nationally on satellite services, and on the Legislative Assembly's website and its YouTube channel.
The brand name of "Hansard" refers to printed transcripts of parliamentary debates in the Westminster system government. Hansard TV also manages the operation of the Saskatchewan Legislative Network, the broadcaster for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.
Hansard TV's broadcasts are available with closed captioning, with live sessions available with Canadian Sign Language interpretation on-screen.
Archives
The special events archives contains webcast video of such events as budget and throne speeches, parliament opening-day ceremonies and royal visits, dating back to Hansard TV's March 11, 1991 establishment, using six permanent camera positions first utilized in September of that same year.
Broadcast schedule
Hansard Television broadcasts live sessions from Monday through Thursday when the Legislative Assembly is in session, including question times, with a separate CSL broadcast that includes interpretation available online. All times are listed in local Pacific Time.
| Morning House | Afternoon House | Rebroadcast | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 10 a.m. – noon | 1:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | 7 p.m. |
| Tuesday | 10 a.m. – noon | 1:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | 7 p.m. |
| Wednesday | 1 p.m. – 7 p.m. | 7 p.m. | |
| Thursday | 10 a.m. – noon | 1 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | 7 p.m. |
See also
External links
- Commercial-free television networks
- Legislature broadcasters in Canada
- Politics of British Columbia
- Television stations in British Columbia
- Mass media in Victoria, British Columbia
- Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
- Television channels and stations established in 1991
- 1991 establishments in British Columbia
- Canadian television station stubs
- British Columbia politics stubs