Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Official Languages

First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2011

Chair: The Honourable MARIA CHAPUT

Monday, October 17, 2011 (in camera)
Monday, October 24, 2011
Thursday, October 27, 2011

Issue No. 2

Third, fourth and fifth meetings on:

The application of the Official Languages Act and of the regulations and directives made under it

and

First and second meetings on:

The use of the Internet, new media and social media and the respect for Canadians' language rights

APPEARING

The Honourable Tony Clement, P.C., M.P., President of the Treasury Board

WITNESSES

Monday, October 24, 2011

Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages:

Graham Fraser, Commissioner of Official Languages;

Ghislaine Charlebois, Assistant Commissioner, Compliance Assurance Branch;

Lise Cloutier, Assistant Commissioner, Corporate Management;

Johane Tremblay, General Counsel, Legal Affairs Branch;

Robin Cantin, Director, Strategic Communications and Production.

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat:

Corinne Charette, Chief Information Officer of the Government of Canada;

Mimi Lepage, Executive Director, Information and Privacy Policy;

Daphne Meredith, Chief Human Resources Officer;

Marc Tremblay, Executive Director, Official Languages Centre of Excellence, Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Maria Chaput, Chair

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

and

The Honourable Senators:

*Cowan (or Tardif), Dawson, Fortin-Duplessis, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Carignan), Losier-Cool, Mockler, Poirier, Segal, 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 Dawson replaced the Honourable Senator De Bané, P.C. (October 26, 2011).

The Honourable Senator Segal replaced the Honourable Senator Eaton (October 17, 2011).

Official Languages