Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Official Languages
Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2007-08
Chair: The Honourable MARIA CHAPUT
Monday, February 25, 2008
Monday, March 3, 2008
Monday, March 10, 2008
Issue No. 3
Fifth, sixth and seventh 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
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - February 25, 2008 (84K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - March 3, 2008 (57K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - March 10, 2008 (104K)
APPEARING:
Monday, February 25, 2008
The Honourable Robert D. Nicholson, P.C., M.P., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
WITNESSES:
Monday, February 25, 2008
Justice Canada:
Marc Tremblay, General Counsel and Director, Official Languages Law Group;
Andrée Duchesne, Senior Counsel and Manager, Francophonie, Justice in Official Languages and Legal Dualism.
Fédération des associations de juristes d'expression française de common law inc. (FAJEF):
Louise Aucoin, President;
Rénald Rémillard, Director General.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Air Canada:
Joseph Galimberti, Director, Government and Community Relations;
Louise McEvoy, General Manager, Languages and Diversity.
Monday, March 10, 2008
Association canadienne-française de l'Alberta:
Jean Johnson, Chair of the Board (by video conference).
Conseil culturel fransaskois:
Stéphane Rémillard, Director General (by video conference).
Association des francophones du Nunavut:
Daniel Cuerrier, Director General.
Fédération des francophones de la Colombie-Britannique:
Johanne Dumas, Representative.
Fédération franco-ténoise:
Fernand Denault, President.
Société franco-manitobaine:
Diane Bazin, Manager, Community Development.
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, Tardif
*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 Keon substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Champagne, P.C. (February 25, 2008).
The name of the Honourable Senator Champagne, P.C., substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Keon (February 26, 2008).
The name of the Honourable Senator Keon substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Champagne, P.C. (February 28, 2008).
The name of the Honourable Senator Champagne, P.C., substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Keon (March 6, 2008).