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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 19
 
Thursday, December 8, 2011
 

The Standing Committee on Official Languages met at 8:45 a.m. this day, in Room C-110, 1 Wellington Street, the Chair, the Hon. Michael D. Chong, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Robert Aubin, Hon. Mauril Bélanger, Hon. Michael D. Chong, Yvon Godin, Jacques Gourde, Dan Harris, Guy Lauzon, Costas Menegakis, Élaine Michaud, Bernard Trottier and John Weston.

 

Acting Members present: Joyce Bateman for Royal Galipeau.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Lucie Lecomte, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Société Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin (Société acadienne de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard): Gabriel Arsenault, President; Aline Bouffard-Cohen, Director General. Fédération culturelle canadienne-française: Éric Dubeau, Director General; Marie-Claude Doucet, President. Société franco-manitobaine: Nicole Forest Lavergne, President; Ibrahima Diallo, Past-President.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(f) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, September 29, 2011, the Committee resumed its study on the evaluation of the Roadmap: improving programs and service delivery.
 

Gabriel Arsenault, Marie-Claude Doucet and Nicole Forest Lavergne made statements and, with Aline Bouffard-Cohen, Éric Dubeau and Ibrahima Diallo, answered questions.

 

At 10:36 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:39 a.m., the sitting resumed.

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

Costas Menegakis moved, — That the Committee proceed to sit in camera.

 

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division: YEAS: Joyce Bateman, Jacques Gourde, Guy Lauzon, Costas Menegakis, Bernard Trottier, John Weston — 6; NAYS: Robert Aubin, Mauril Bélanger, Yvon Godin, Dan Harris, Élaine Michaud — 5.

 

At 10:41 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:41 a.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

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

At 10:47 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Simon Larouche
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2012/02/03 9:30 a.m.