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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

First Session Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2001

Chair: The Honourable LORNA MILNE

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Wednesday, February 6, 2002

Issue No. 23

First meeting on:

Bill S-32, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act (fostering of English and French)

• Order of Reference
• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (87K)

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WITNESS:

The Honourable Senator Jean-Robert Gauthier.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Lorna Milne, Chair

The Honourable Gérald-A. Beaudoin, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Andreychuk, Bryden, Buchanan, P.C., * Carstairs, P.C. (or Robichaud, P.C.), Cools, Jaffer, Joyal, P.C. * Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Moore, Nolin, Pearson, Rivest

* Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

Change in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The name of the Honourable Senator Jaffer substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fraser (February 6, 2002).

The name of the Honourable Senator Grafstein was removed (February 6, 2002).

The name of the Honourable Senator Bryden was added (February 6, 2002).

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