Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Official Languages

First Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2006

Chair: The Honourable MARIA CHAPUT

Monday, June 5, 2006
Monday, June 12, 2006

Issue No. 3

Third and fourth meetings on:

The application of the Official Languages Act and of the regulations and directives made under it, within those institutions subject to the act

APPEARING:

The Honourable Vic Toews, P.C., M.P.,
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada

WITNESSES

Monday, June 5, 2006

Justice Canada:

Andrée Duchesne, Senior Counsel and Manager Francophonie, Justice in Official Languages and Legal Dualism;

Marc Tremblay, General Counsel and Director, Official Languages Law Group.

Monday, June 12, 2006

Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages:

Dyane Adam, Commissioner of Official Languages;

Renald Dussault, Director General, Compliance Assurance Branch;

Pascale Giguère, Legal Advisor.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTE

The Honourable Maria Chaput, Chair

The Honourable Andrée Champagne, P.C., Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Comeau, *Hays (or Fraser), *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Jaffer, Losier-Cool, Plamondon, Robichaud, P.C., Tardif, Trenholme Counsell

*Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

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

The name of the Honourable Senator Corbin substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool (June 5, 2006).

The name of the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Corbin (June 6, 2006).