Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Official Languages

Issue 5 - Minutes of Proceedings - Meeting of March 31, 2014

OTTAWA, Monday, March 31, 2014
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The Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages met this day at 5 p.m. in room 9 of the Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Claudette Tardif, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Beyak, Charette-Poulin, Fortin-Duplessis, McIntyre, Robichaud, P.C., Tardif and Wallace (7).

In attendance: Marie-Ève Hudon, Analyst, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on November 21, 2013, the committee continued its study on the impacts of recent changes to the immigration system on official language minority communities. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 4.)

WITNESSES:

Université de Sherbrooke:

Michèle Vatz-Laaroussi, Professor, School of Social Work (by video conference).

Concordia University:

Chedly Belkhodja, Professor and Principal, School of Community and Public Affairs.

Brynaert Brennan and Associates:

Matthieu Brennan, President.

Ms. Vatz-Laaroussi, Mr. Belkhodja and Mr. Brennan made opening remarks and answered questions.

At 6:56 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Daniel Charbonneau

Clerk of the Committee