Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Official Languages

First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 2011-12

Chair: The Honourable MARIA CHAPUT

Monday, September 24, 2012 (in camera)
Monday, October 1, 2012 (in camera)
Monday, October 15, 2012
Monday, October 22, 2012 (in camera)
Monday, October 29, 2012

Issue No. 12

Twentieth, twenty-first, twenty-second and twenty-third (final) meetings on:
The use of the Internet, new media and social media and the respect for Canadians' language rights

and

Sixth and seventh meetings on:
CBC/Radio-Canada's obligations under the Official Languages Act and some aspects of the Broadcasting Act

and

Ninth meeting on:
The application of the Official Languages Act and of the regulations and directives made under it (Annual report of the Commissioner of Official Languages 2011-2012)

INCLUDING:
THE FIFTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Final report on the use of the Internet, new media and
social media and the respect for Canadians' language rights)

• Minutes of Proceedings - September 24, 2012 (in camera)
• Minutes of Proceedings - October 1, 2012 (in camera)
• Minutes of Proceedings - October 15, 2012
• Minutes of Proceedings - October 22, 2012 (in camera)
• Minutes of Proceedings - October 29, 2012
• Fifth Report
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - October 15, 2012 (67K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - October 29, 2012 (81K)

WITNESSES

Monday, October 15, 2012

As an individual:

Réjean Beaulieu.

Monday, October 29, 2012

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 Branch;

Sylvain Giguère, Assistant Commissioner, Policy and Communications Branch; and

Johane Tremblay, General Counsel, Legal Affairs Branch.

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), McIntyre, Mockler, Poirier, Robichaud, P.C., Tardif

*Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 12-5, membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The Honourable Senator Fortin-Duplessis replaced the Honourable Senator Nolin (October 4, 2012).

The Honourable Senator De Bané, P.C. replaced the Honourable Senator Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (October 2, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Hervieux-Payette, P.C. replaced the Honourable Senator De Bané, P.C. (October 1, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Nolin replaced the Honourable Senator Fortin-Duplessis (October 1, 2012).

The Honourable Senator McIntyre replaced the Honourable Senator Segal (September 25, 2012).

The Honourable Senator Champagne, P.C. replaced the Honourable Senator Nolin (June 19, 2012).