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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 16
 
Thursday, February 10, 2005
 

The Standing Committee on Official Languages met at 9:11 a.m. this day, in Room 362 East Block, the Chair, Pablo Rodriguez, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Guy André, Françoise Boivin, Jean-Claude D'Amours, Marc Godbout, Yvon Godin, Guy Lauzon, Pierre Poilievre, Pablo Rodriguez, Raymond Simard and Maurice Vellacott.

 

Acting Members present: Benoît Sauvageau for Odina Desrochers.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Marion Ménard, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Public Service Alliance of Canada: Lisa Addario, Employment Equity Officer; Nycole Turmel, National President.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(f), the Committee resumed consideration of the study on Bilinguism in Public Service of Canada.
 

Nycole Turmel made a statement and, with the other witness, answered questions.

 

At 10:30, the sitting was suspended.

 

At 10:33, the Committee resumed sitting in camera.

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

It was agreed, — That a letter be sent by the Chair to the Minister of Canadian Heritage with regard to an increase in funding for official-language minority communities under the Canada-community agreements and this, in reply to a letter already received from the said minister on the same matter.

 

It was agreed, — That the proposed budget in the amount of $ 85,963 for the Committee’s travel to Whitehorse, Vancouver, Saint Boniface and Sudbury for the week of April 11, 2005, be adopted and that the Chair present the said budget to the Budget Subcommittee of the Liaison Committee.

 

It was agreed, — That the proposed budget in the amount of $ 61,521 for the Committee’s travel to Bathurst, Eastern Township, Toronto and Windsor for the week of April 11, 2005, be adopted and that the Chair present the said budget to the Budget Subcommittee of the Liaison Committee.

 

At 11:02 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Marc-Olivier Girard
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2005/03/02 10:34 a.m.