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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Official Languages

Issue 4 - Third Report of the Committee

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Tuesday, December 14, 2004

The Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages has the honour to table its

THIRD REPORT

Your Committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Wednesday, November 3, 2004, to study and to report from time to time on the application of the Official Languages Act respectfully requests that it be empowered to engage the services of such technical, clerical and other personnel as may be necessary.

Pursuant to Chapter 3:06, section 2(1)(c) of the Senate Administrative Rules, 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,

EYMARD G. CORBIN

Chair

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STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES

SPECIAL STUDY

APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2005

Extract from the Journals of the Senate of 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 Bélisle

Clerk of the Senate

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SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES

Professional and Other Services	$ 4,000
Transportation and Communications	500
All Other Expenditures	2,000
TOTAL	$ 6,500

The above budget was approved by the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages on November 15 2004.

The undersigned or an alternate will be in attendance on the date that this budget is considered.

Date		Eymard G. Corbin
		Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages

Date		George Furey
		Chair, Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets, and Administration

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