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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 60
 
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
 

The Standing Committee on Official Languages met at 11:01 a.m. this day, in Room C-160, 1 Wellington Street, the Chair, the Hon. Michael D. Chong, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Joyce Bateman, Corneliu Chisu, Hon. Michael D. Chong, Hon. Stéphane Dion, Pierre Dionne Labelle, Yvon Godin, Jacques Gourde, Guy Lauzon, Élaine Michaud, Bernard Trottier and David Wilks.

 

Acting Members present: Marie-Claude Morin for Tyrone Benskin.

 

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

 

Witnesses: Statistics Canada: Jean-Pierre Corbeil, Chief Specialist, Language Statistics Section; François Nault, Director, Social and Aboriginal Statistics Division. Canada Games Council: Sue Hylland, President and Chief Executive Officer; Patrick Kenny, Director, Marketing and Communications. Historica-Dominion Institute: Anthony Wilson-Smith, President. Association for Canadian Studies: Jack Jedwab, Executive Director; Julie Perrone, Assistant Director.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(f), the Committee resumed consideration of the study of Linguistic duality during the 150th anniversary celebrations of Canadian Confederation in 2017.
 

Jean-Pierre Corbeil, Sue Holland, Anthony Wilson-Smith, Julie Perrone and Jack Jedwab made statements and answered questions.

 

At 12:13 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:22 p.m., the sitting resumed.

 

Questioning of the witnesses resumed.

 

At 1:00 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Simon Larouche
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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