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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 38
 
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
 

The Standing Committee on Official Languages met at 9:02 a.m. this day, in Room 371, West Block, the Chair, Steven Blaney, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Steven Blaney, Sylvie Boucher, Hon. Michael D. Chong, Jean-Claude D'Amours, Shelly Glover, Yvon Godin, Monique Guay, Richard Nadeau, Tilly O'Neill-Gordon, Daniel Petit, Pablo Rodriguez and Lise Zarac.

 

Acting Members present: Claude Gravelle for Yvon Godin.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Jean-Rodrigue Paré, Analyst; Nicolas Auclair, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Department of National Defence: MGen W. Semianiw, Chief of Military Personnel; Col J.P.L. Meloche, Director of Official Languages; MGen J.P.Y.D. Gosselin, Commander, Canadian Defence Academy; Col J.J.R.G. Hamel, Commander, Canadian Forces Base Borden; LCol S.J.R. Whelan, Commander, Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, April 21, 2009, the Committee resumed its study of the Official Languages Program Transformation Model and training of francophone recruits in the Canadian Forces.
 

MGen W. Semianiw and Col J.P.L. Meloche made statements and answered questions.

 

At 10:00 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:05 a.m., the sitting resumed.

 

MGen J.P.Y.D. Gosselin made a statement and, with Col J.J.R.G. Hamel, Col J.P.L. Meloche and LCol S.J.R. Whelan, answered questions.

 

At 10:51 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Isabelle Dumas
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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