Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Official Languages
Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2007-08
Chair: The Honourable MARIA CHAPUT
Monday, March 31, 2008
Monday, April 7, 2008
Monday, April 14, 2008
Issue No. 4
Future business of the committee (in camera)
and
Eighth and ninth 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 - April 7, 2008 (111K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - April 14, 2008 (110K)
APPEARING:
Monday, April 7, 2008
The Honourable Peter MacKay, P.C., M.P., Minister of National Defence
Monday, April 14, 2008
The Honourable Josée Verner, P.C., M.P., Minister of Canadian Heritage, Status of Women and Official Languages
The Honourable David Emerson, P.C., M.P., Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics
WITNESSES:
Monday, April 7, 2008
As an individual:
Bernard Lord, Author of the Report on the Government of Canada's Consultations on Linguistic Duality and Official Languages.
Department of National Defence:
Major-General Walter Semianiw, Chief of Military Personnel, Official Languages Champion;
Col. Louis Meloche, Director of Official Languages.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Fédération des francophones de la Colombie-Britannique:
Stéphane Audet, Director General.
Fondation canadienne pour le dialogue des cultures:
Marc Arnal, President.
Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games:
John Furlong, Chief Executive Officer;
Francine Bolduc, Director, Workforce and Official Languages.
Heritage Canada:
Judith A. LaRocque, Deputy Minister.
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 Ringuette substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Goldstein (April 7, 2008).
The name of the Honourable Senator Kinsella substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Comeau (April 7, 2008).
The name of the Honourable Senator Goldstein substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Ringuette (April 8, 2008).
The name of the Honourable Senator Comeau substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Kinsella (April 8, 2008).