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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 6

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

The Standing Committee on Official Languages met in a televised session at 3:30 p.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, the Hon. Michael D. Chong, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Joyce Bateman, Tyrone Benskin, Corneliu Chisu, Hon. Michael D. Chong, Joe Daniel, Pierre Dionne Labelle, Yvon Godin, Jacques Gourde, Jamie Nicholls, Lise St-Denis and John Williamson.

Acting Members present: Roxanne James for Royal Galipeau.

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

Witnesses: Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages: Graham Fraser, Commissioner of Official Languages; Ghislaine Saikaley, Assistant Commissioner, Compliance Assurance Branch; Sylvain Giguère, Assistant Commissioner, Policy and Communications Branch; Johane Tremblay, Director and General Counsel, Legal Affairs Branch.

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

Yvon Godin gave notices of the following motions:

That the Committee invite the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans to appear prior to Wednesday, December 11, 2013, to provide the Committee with an update about the government’s intentions regarding the Maritime Search and Rescue Centre in Quebec City.

That the Committee invite the President and Chief Executive Officer of CBC/Radio-Canada, Hubert T. Lacroix, to appear before the Committee prior to mid-February 2014 for a two-hour televised meeting.

That the Committee invite the Minister of Justice to appear before the Committee prior to mid-February 2014 to report on his department’s strategy for implementing the recommendations of the Commissioner of Official Languages further to his study on access to justice in both official languages.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(f) and the motion adopted on Monday, November 18, 2013, the Committee commenced consideration of the 2012-2013 Annual Report of the Commissioner of Official Languages, referred to the Committee on Thursday, November 7, 2013.

Graham Fraser made a statement and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

At 5:30 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Chad Mariage
Committee Clerk

2013/11/28 2:53 p.m.