Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

First Session, Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2001-02

Chair: The Honourable LORNA MILNE

Thursday, March 7, 2002

Issue No. 28

Fifth meeting on:

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

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (95K)

WITNESSES:

From the Quebec Community Group Network:

Hugh Maynard, President.

Deborah Hook, Executive Director.

Richard Henderson, President, Outaouais Alliance.

From the Law Commission of Canada:

Nathalie Des Rosiers, President.

As a panel:

From the Commission nationale des parents francophones (CNPF):

Colleen Soltermann, President.

Jean-Pierre Dubé, Liaison Director.

From the Association canadienne-française de l'Ontario (ACFO):

Jean-Marc Aubin, President.

Ronald F. Caza, Lawyer.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Lorna Milne, Chair

The Honourable Gérald-A. Beaudoin, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Andreychuk, Buchanan, P.C., Bryden, *Carstairs, P.C., (or Robichaud, P.C.), Cools,  Fraser, Gauthier, 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 Gauthier substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Joyal (March 7, 2002).