Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Official Languages

Issue 3 - Order of Reference

Extract from the Journals of the Senate, Wednesday, November 3, 2004:

The Honourable Senator Corbin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cook:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages be authorized to study and to report from time to time on the application of the Official Languages Act and of the regulations and directives made under it, within those institutions subject to the Act;

That the Committee be authorized to study the reports and papers produced by the Minister Responsible for Official Languages, the President of the Treasury Board, the Minister of Canadian Heritage and the Commissioner of Official Languages as well as any other material concerning official languages generally;

That papers and evidence received and taken during the second and third sessions of the 37th Parliament be referred to the Committee;

That the Committee report to the Senate no later than June 15, 2005.

After debate,

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

Paul C. Bélisle

Clerk of the Senate