Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Official Languages
Second Session, Fortieth Parliament, 2009
Chair: The Honourable MARIA CHAPUT
Monday, February 23, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
Issue No. 1
Organization meeting
and
First meeting 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 FIRST REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Rule 104 — Expenses incurred by the committee during the Second Session of the Thirty-ninth
Parliament)
- Order of reference
- Minutes of Proceedings
- First Report
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - February 23, 2009 (18K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - March 2, 2009 (69K)
WITNESSES:
Monday, March 2, 2009
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages:
Graham Fraser, Commissioner of Official Languages;
Lise Cloutier, Assistant-commissioner, Corporate Services Branch;
Johane Tremblay, Acting Assistant-commissioner, Policy and Communications Branch;
Pierre Coulombe, Acting Assistant-commissioner, Compliance Assurance Branch;
Pascale Giguère, Acting Director of Legal Affairs.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Maria Chaput, Chair
The Honourable Andrée Champagne, P.C., Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Comeau, *Cowan (or Tardif), Fortin-Duplessis, Goldstein, Jaffer, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Losier-Cool, Mockler, 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 Honourable Senator Mockler replaced the Honourable Senator Martin (March 3, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Martin replaced the Honourable Senator Mockler (February 27, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Tardif replaced the Honourable Senator Poulin (February 12, 2009).