Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Official Languages

Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2007-08

Chair: The Honourable MARIA CHAPUT

Monday, January 28, 2008
Monday, February 4, 2008 (in camera)
Monday, February 11, 2008

Issue No. 2

Future business (in camera)

and

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

INCLUDING:
THE SECOND REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Special Study Budget 2007-08: Application of the Official Languages Act)

APPEARING:

Monday, February 11, 2008

The Honourable Josée Verner, P.C., M.P., Minister of Canadian Heritage, Status of Women and Official Languages

WITNESSES:

Monday, January 28, 2008

Canada Public Service Agency:

Monique Boudrias, Executive Vice-President;

Kelly Collins, Director General, Research, Strategic Planning and Policy Development.

Department of Justice Canada:

François Nadeau, Counsel, Treasury Board Portfolio, Legal Services.

Monday, February 11, 2008

Canadian Heritage:

Hubert Lussier, Director General, Official Languages, Support Programs;

Jérôme Moisan, Senior Director, Official Languages Secretariat.

Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada:

Lise Routhier-Boudreau, President;

Diane Côté, Community and Government Relations.

Fédération culturelle canadienne-française:

Raymonde Boulay LeBlanc, Chair of the Board;

Pierre Bourbeau, Executive Director.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Maria Chaput, Chair

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

and

The Honourable Senators:

Comeau, De Bané, P.C., Goldstein, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C., (or Tardif), *LeBreton, P.C., (or Comeau), Losier- Cool, Murray, P.C., Poulin

*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 Poulin substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Harb (November 8, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Ringuette substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool (December 6, 2007).

The name of the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Ringuette (December 11, 2007).