Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Official Languages
Issue 7 - Minutes of Proceedings
BATHURST, NEW BRUNSWICK, Wednesday, June 4, 2008
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages met this day at 10 a.m. in the Jade Room of the Atlantic Host hotel, the chair, the Honourable Maria Chaput, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Champagne, P.C., Chaput, Losier-Cool and Murray, P.C. (4).
Other Senator present: The Honourable Senator Corbin.
In attendance: From the Parliamentary Research Branch of the Library of Parliament, Tanya Dupuis, analyst.
Pursuant to the Order of Reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, November 20, 2007, the committee continued to study the application of the Official Languages Act and of the regulations and directives made under it, within those institutions subject to the act. (For the full text of the Order of Reference, see Issue No. 1 of the committee proceedings.)
WITNESSES:
City of Bathurst:
Stephen Brunet, Mayor.
Town of Petit-Rocher:
Gaston Frénette, Deputy Mayor.
Société Culturelle Régionale Népisiguit:
Diane Leblanc, Cultural Officer.
NFB's Studio Acadie:
Jacques Turgeon, Executive Producer.
Mr. Brunet and Mr. Frénette made presentations and answered questions.
At 11 a.m., the committee suspended.
At. 11:05 a.m., the committee resumed.
Mr. Turgeon and Ms. Leblanc made presentations and answered questions.
At 12:16 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
ATTEST:
BATHURST, NEW BRUNSWICK, Wednesday, June 4, 2008
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages met this day at 2:09 p.m. in the Jade Room of the Atlantic Host hotel, the chair, the Honourable Maria Chaput, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Champagne, P.C., Chaput, Losier-Cool and Murray, P.C. (4).
Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Corbin.
In attendance: From the Parliamentary Research Branch of the Library of Parliament, Tanya Dupuis, analyst.
Pursuant to the Order of Reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, November 20, 2007, the committee continued to study the application of the Official Languages Act and of the regulations and directives made under it, within those institutions subject to the act. (For the full text of the Order of Reference, see Issue No. 1 of the committee proceedings.)
WITNESSES:
La Grande Marée Ltd.:
Jacques P. Ouellet, Editor, Author.
Éditions Perce-Neige:
Paul Bourque, Director General.
District scolaire 9 de la Péninsule acadienne:
Ginette Duguay, Mentor in literacy and identity and cultural development.
Fédération des conseils d'éducation du Nouveau-Brunswick:
Anne-Marie Gammon, President.
The chair and the deputy chair read a tribute to Justice Bastarache.
Mr. Ouellet and Mr. Bourque made presentations and answered questions.
At 3:07 p.m., the committee suspended.
At. 3:12 p.m., the committee resumed.
Ms. Duguay and Ms. Gammon made presentations and answered questions.
At 4:10 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
ATTEST:
TRACADIE, NEW BRUNSWICK, Thursday, June 5, 2008
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages met this day at 1:40 p.m. in the Pokemouche Golf Club, the chair, the Honourable Maria Chaput, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Champagne, P.C., Chaput and Losier-Cool (3).
Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Corbin.
In attendance: From the Parliamentary Research Branch of the Library of Parliament, Tanya Dupuis, analyst.
Pursuant to the Order of Reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, November 20, 2007, the committee continued to study the application of the Official Languages Act and of the regulations and directives made under it, within those institutions subject to the act. (For the full text of the Order of Reference, see Issue No. 1 of the committee proceedings.)
WITNESSES:
As individuals:
Father Zoël Saulnier, Artist and Protector of the Arts and Culture;
Calixte Duguay, Artist and Protector of the Arts and Culture.
États généraux sur les arts et la culture en Acadie (2007):
René Cormier, Responsible for follow-up.
Productions Ode Inc.:
Paul Marcel Albert, Director General.
Société culturelle des Tracadilles:
Francine Brideau, Cultural Officer.
As an individual:
Jacques C.F. Lanteigne, Executive Director.
L'Acadie Nouvelle:
Armand Caron, Editor, Director General.
Fr. Saulnier, Mr. Duguay and Mr. Cormier made presentations and answered questions.
At 3:05 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 3:17 p.m., the committee resumed.
Mr. Albert, Mr. Lanteigne and Ms. Brideau made presentations and answered questions.
At 4:17 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 4:21 p.m., the committee resumed.
Mr. Caron made a presentation and answered questions.
At 4:52 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 4:53 p.m., the committee resumed.
Ms. Marie-Claude Paulin made a presentation and answered questions.
At 5:01 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
ATTEST:
Denis Robert
Acting Clerk of the Committee