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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 54
 
Thursday, March 24, 2011
 

The Standing Committee on Official Languages met in a televised teleconference session at 8:46 a.m. this day, in Room C-110, 1 Wellington Street, the Vice-Chair, the Hon. Mauril Bélanger, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Hon. Mauril Bélanger, Sylvie Boucher, Royal Galipeau, Bernard Généreux, Yvon Godin, Jacques Gourde, Monique Guay, Guy Lauzon, Brian Murphy, Richard Nadeau and Lise Zarac.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Lucie Lecomte, Analyst; Nicolas Auclair, Analyst. House of Commons: Marie-France Renaud, Procedural Clerk.

 

Witnesses: Department of Industry: Richard Dicerni, Deputy Minister; Mitch Davies, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister and Champion of Official Languages, Science and Innovation Sector; Bill James, Director General, Human Resources Branch. Service Canada: Liseanne Forand, Chief Operating Officer, Senior Associate Deputy Minister of the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development; Charles Nixon, Assistant Deputy Minister, Citizen Service Branch; Gina Rallis, Assistant Deputy Minister of the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development, Human Resources Services Branch; Dominique La Salle, Director General and Co-Champion of Official Languages, Seniors and Pension Policy.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(f), the Committee resumed consideration of the 2009-2010 Annual Report (Volume II) of the Commissioner of Official Languages referred to the Committee on Tuesday, November 2, 2010.
 

Richard Dicerni made a statement and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

 

At 9:47 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 9:49 a.m., the sitting resumed.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(f) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, February 17, 2011, the Committee resumed consideration of the study of the Audit of the Delivery of Bilingual Services to the Public by Service Canada of the Commissioner of Official Languages.
 

Liseanne Forand, by teleconference from Malaga, Spain made a statement and, with Gina Rallis, answered questions.

 

At 10:25 a.m., Yvon Godin took the Chair.

 

At 10:32 a.m., the Hon. Mauril Bélanger took the Chair.

 

At 10:48 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Christine Holke David
Committee Clerk

 
 
2011-03-30 11:22 a.m.