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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Official Languages

First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2011

Chair: The Honourable MARIA CHAPUT

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Monday, February 27, 2012
Monday, March 5, 2012
Monday, March 12, 2012

Issue No. 7

Sixth and seventh (final) meetings on:
Air Canada's obligations under the Official Languages Act

and

Ninth, tenth and eleventh meetings on:
The use of the Internet, new media and social media and the respect for Canadians' language rights

INCLUDING:
THE THIRD REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Air Canada’s Obligations under the Official Languages Act: Towards Substantive Equality)

• Minutes of Proceedings - February 27, 2012
• Minutes of Proceedings - March 5, 2012
• Minutes of Proceedings - March 12, 2012
• Third Report
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - February 27, 2012 (50K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - March 5, 2012 (120K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - March 12, 2012 (117K)

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WITNESSES

Monday, February 27, 2012

National Film Board of Canada:

Deborah Drisdell, Director General, Accessibility and Digital Enterprises.

Monday, March 5, 2012

Passport Canada:

Lisa Pezzack, Acting Director General, Legislation and International Relations Bureau.

Environment Canada:

George Enei, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Information Officer, Corporate Services Branch.

Canada Border Services Agency:

Georges Rioux, Vice-President, Corporate Affairs Branch.

Parks Canada:

Larry Ostola, Vice-President, Heritage Conservation and Commemoration Directorate.

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada:

François Morissette, Director, Corporate Web, Strategic Communications and Stakeholder Relations, Public Affairs and Stakeholder Relations Branch.

Health Canada:

Jane Hazel, Acting Senior Director General, Public Affairs, Consultation and Communications Branch.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada:

Janice Keenan, Director, E-Communications.

National Capital Commission:

Guy Laflamme, Senior Vice-President, Capital Experience, Communications and Marketing.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police:

Tim Cogan, Chief Superintendent, Director General, National Communication Services.

Public Health Agency of Canada:

Louise de Jourdan, Acting Director General, Communications Directorate.

Monday, March 12, 2012

Veterans Affairs Canada:

Faith McIntyre, Director, Ste. Anne's Hospital Transfer Project, Corporate Services Branch.

Bank of Canada:

Glen Nichols, Deputy Chief, Communications Department.

Transport Canada:

Dan Dugas, Director General, Communications and Marketing.

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada:

Yan Michaud, Director, E-Communications, Communications Products and Services Division.

National Defence:

Marc Raider, Acting Director General, Marketing.

Natural Resources Canada:

Joanne Frappier, Acting Director General, Planning, Operations and Information Branch, National Capital Region, Canadian Forest Service.

Statistics Canada:

Gabrielle Beaudoin, Director General, Communications Division.

Canada Revenue Agency:

Louise Dorval, Director General, Ministerial Services and Operations Directorate, Public Affairs Branch.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Maria Chaput, Chair

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

and

The Honourable Senators:

*Cowan (or Tardif), De Bané, P.C., Fortin-Duplessis, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Carignan), Losier-Cool, Mockler, Nolin, 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 Nolin replaced the Honourable Senator Champagne, P.C. (March 12, 2012).

The Honourable Senator De Bané, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Day (March 6, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Day replaced the Honourable Senator De Bané, P.C. (March 5, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Champagne, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Buth (February 28, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Tardif replaced the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C. (February 27, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Buth replaced the Honourable Senator Champagne, P.C. (February 27, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Tardif (February 27, 2012).

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