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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 30
 
Monday, December 4, 2006
 

The Standing Committee on Official Languages met at 8:10 a.m. this day, in the Salon 1 & 2, Westin Bayshore, Vancouver, British Columbia, the Vice-Chair, Yvon Godin, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Sylvie Boucher, Paule Brunelle, Yvon Godin, Pierre Lemieux and Brian Murphy.

 

Acting Members present: Steven Blaney for Daniel Petit.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Jean-Rodrigue Paré, Analyst. House of Commons: Louise M. Thibault, Procedural Clerk.

 

Witnesses: Société de développement économique de la Colombie-Britannique: Donald Cyr, Executive Director. Fédération des francophones de la Colombie-Britannique: Michelle Rakotonaivo, President; Yseult Friolet, Executive Director; Jamal Nawri, Coordinator, Immigration. Association des juristes d'expression française de la Colombie-Britannique: Pierre Gagnon, Chairman of the Board. Association franco-yukonnaise: Marianne Théorêt-Poupart, Communication Coordinator. Conseil scolaire francophone de Colombie-Britannique: Marie Bourgeois, Chairwoman of the Board; Jean Watters, Director General; Paul de la Riva, Director of Communications. RésoSanté de la Colombie-Britannique: Brian Conway, President; Yves Trudel, Coordinator. Société Maison de la francophonie de Vancouver: Marie Bourgeois, Executive Director. Chambre de commerce franco-colombienne de Vancouver: Pierre Senay, President. Fédération des parents francophones de Colombie-Britannique: Pauline Gobeil, Vice-President; Marc Gignac, Director of Strategic Development. Centre culturel francophone de Vancouver: Alexandre Houle, Interim Executive and Artistic Director.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on September 26, 2006, the Committee resumed its study of The Vitality of Official Language Minority Communities.
 

The witnesses made statements and answered questions.

 

At 10:03 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:18 a.m., the sitting resumed.

 

At 11:47 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

 

At 12:06 p.m., the Committee proceeded to sit in camera to dicuss its future business.

 

At 12:25 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Samy Agha
Committee Clerk

 
 
2006/12/11 3:39 p.m.