REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE | Thursday, December 12, 2002 |
The Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages
has the honour to present its
FIRST REPORT
Your
Committee, which was authorized by the Senate on December 5, 2002, to study and
report from time to time upon the operation of the Official Languages Act,
and of regulations and directives made thereunder, within those institutions
subject to the Act, as well as upon the reports of the Commissioner of Official
Languages, the President of the Treasury Board and the Minister of Canadian
Heritage, respectfully requests for the purpose of this study that it be
empowered to engage the services of such counsel, technical, clerical and other
personnel as may be necessary.
Pursuant
to section 2:07 of the Procedural Guidelines for the Financial Operation of
Senate Committees, the budget submitted to the Standing Committee on
Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration and the report thereon of that
Committee are appended to this report.
Respectfully submitted,
ROSE-MARIE LOSIER-COOL
Chair