Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Official Languages

Third Session, Fortieth Parliament, 2010

Chair: The Honourable MARIA CHAPUT

Monday, April 26, 2010
Monday, May 3, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Issue No. 4

Fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh meetings on:

The application of the Official Languages Act and of the regulations and directives made under it
(Study on Part VII and other issues)

INCLUDING:
THE SECOND REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Special study budget 2010-2011 — application of the Official Languages Act)

APPEARING:

The Honourable James Moore, P.C., M.P.,
Minister of Canadian Heritage and
Official Languages

WITNESSES:

Monday, April 26, 2010

Fédération des associations de juristes d'expression française de common law:

Josée Forest-Niesing, President;

Rénald Rémillard, Director General.

Monday, May 3, 2010

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada:

Frank Fedyk, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy and Research;

Michel Caron, Director, Youth and Official Language Minority Communities;

Cliff Halliwell, Director General, Strategic Policy Research Directorate;

Ellen Healey, Director, Social Programs Division;

Silvano Tocchi, A/Director General, Office of Literacy and Essential Skills.

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada:

Gérald Cossette, Associate Deputy Minister;

Monica Janecek, Director, Employment Equity, Official Languages, Staffing, Corporate Resourcing Division;

Alexandre Drago, Senior Advisor, Intergovernmental Relations Division.

Monday, May 10, 2010

Assemblée communautaire fransaskoise:

Michel Dubé, President.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Canadian Heritage:

Pablo Sobrino, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy, Planning and Corporate Affairs;

Hubert Lussier, Director General, Official Languages Support Programs.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Maria Chaput, Chair

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

and

The Honourable Senators:

Boisvenu, *Cowan (or Tardif), De Bané, P.C., Fortin-Duplessis, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Losier-Cool, Rivard, Robichaud, P.C., Seidman

* 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 De Bané, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Tardif (May 11, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator De Bané, P.C. (May 11, 2010).

The Honourable Senator Boisvenu replaced the Honourable Senator Runciman (April 20, 2010).