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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 27
 
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
 

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, Ray Boughen, Hon. Michael D. Chong, Yvon Godin, Jacques Gourde, Dan Harris, Costas Menegakis, Élaine Michaud, Bernard Trottier, John Weston and John Williamson.

 

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

 

Witnesses: Department of Justice: Andrée Duchesne, Senior Counsel and Manager, Francophonie, Justice in Official Languages and Legal Dualism; Linda DuPont, Legal Counsel, Francophonie, Justice in Official Languages and Legal Dualism. Health Canada: Debbie Beresford-Green, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Regions and Programs Branch; Roger Farley, Acting Director General, Programs Directorate, Regions and Programs Branch. Statistics Canada: Jean-Pierre Corbeil, Chief Specialist, Language Statistics Section; François Nault, Director, Social and Aboriginal Statistics Division.

 
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.
 

Linda DuPont, Andrée Duchesne, Debbie Beresford-Green, Roger Farley and Jean-Pierre Corbeil made statements and answered questions.

 

At 9:49 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 9:53 a.m., the sitting resumed.

 

The Committee resumed consideration on the evaluation of the Roadmap: improving programs and service delivery. Questioning of the witnesses resumed.

 

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

At 10:37 a.m., the sitting resumed.

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

Jacques Gourde 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: Ray Boughen, Jacques Gourde, Costas Menegakis, Bernard Trottier, John Weston, John Williamson — 6; NAYS: Robert Aubin, Mauril Bélanger, Yvon Godin, Dan Harris, Élaine Michaud — 5.

 

At 10:40 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:40 a.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

 

At 10:46 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Simon Larouche
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2012/02/28 3:42 p.m.