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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 2

Thursday, March 11, 2010

The Standing Committee on Official Languages met at 9:02 a.m. this day, in Room 308, West Block, the Chair, Steven Blaney, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Hon. Mauril Bélanger, Steven Blaney, Sylvie Boucher, Jean-Claude D'Amours, Bernard Généreux, Shelly Glover, Yvon Godin, Monique Guay, Richard Nadeau, Tilly O'Neill-Gordon, John Weston and Lise Zarac.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Lucie Lecomte, Analyst ; Nicolas Auclair, Analyst.

The Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.

Mauril Bélanger moved, — That the Minister of Canadian Heritage provide the Committee with a bilingual copy of the Contribution Agreement given to the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC), in which the federal government stated its expectations for the Games’ opening and closing ceremonies, by March 18, 2010.

Debate arose thereon.

After debate, the question was put on the motion and it was agreed to.

At 9:17 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 9:21 a.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

It was agreed, — That the Committee resume its study of the review of the last 40 years of the Official Languages Act, undertook during the previous session.

It was agreed, — That the Committee resume its study of the broadcasting and services in French of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, undertook during the previous session.

It was agreed, — That the Committee resume its study of Air Canada's compliance with the Official Languages Act, undertook during the previous session.

It was agreed, — That the Committee invite the Minister of Transport to appear on the study of Air Canada's compliance with the Official Languages Act, at one of its meetings in the week of March 22, 2010.

It was agreed, — That the Committee undertake a study of the Roadmap for Canada's Linguistic Duality 2008-2013 by the Department of Canadian Heritage.

It was agreed, — That the Committee undertake a study of the implementation of Part VII of the Official Languages Act.

It was agreed, — That the Committee undertake a study of immigration as a development tool in official language minority communities.

It was agreed, — That the Committee invite the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages to appear on the study of the Main Estimates 2010-2011, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., on Thursday, March 18, 2010.

It was agreed, — That the Committee invite the Commissioner of Official Languages to appear on the study of the Main Estimates 2010-2011, and the study of the broadcasting and services in French of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games.

It was agreed, — That the Committee ask the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages for a briefing on their investigation process.

At 10:21 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Isabelle Dumas
Clerk of the Committee

2010/06/29 1:41 p.m.