Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Official Languages
First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2011-12
Chair: The Honourable MARIA CHAPUT
Monday, May 7, 2012
Monday, May 14, 2012
Issue No. 10
Fifteenth and sixteenth meetings on:
The use of the Internet, new media and social media and the respect for Canadians' language rights
and
Third and fourth meetings on:
CBC/Radio-Canada's obligations under the Official Languages Act and some aspects of the Broadcasting Act
INCLUDING:
THE FOURTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Special study budget 2012-13 — The use of the Internet, new media and
social media and the respect for Canadians' language rights)
- Minutes of Proceedings - May 7, 2012
- Minutes of Proceedings - May 14, 2012
- Fourth Report
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - May 7, 2012 (93K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - May 7, 2012 (98K)
WITNESSES
Monday, May 7, 2012
Association de la presse francophone:
Francis Potié, Director General.
Alliance des radios communautaires du Canada:
Simon Forgues, Development and Communications Officer.
Quebec Community Newspapers Association:
Richard Tardif, Executive Director.
Monday, May 14, 2012
English-Language Arts Network:
Guy Rodgers, Executive Director (by video conference);
Geoff Agombar, Office Manager (by video conference).
Quebec English-language Production Council:
Kirwan Cox, Researcher (by video conference).
Association canadienne d'éducation de langue française:
Yves St-Maurice, President;
Richard Lacombe, Executive Director.
Fédération nationale des conseils scolaires francophones:
Roger Paul, Executive Director.
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, 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 Tardif replaced the Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C. (May 8, 2012).
The Honourable Senator Robichaud, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Tardif (May 3, 2012).