Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Official Languages

Issue 7 - Minutes of Proceedings - Meeting of June 2, 2014

OTTAWA, Monday, June 2, 2014
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The Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages met this day at 5:03 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, Champagne, P.C., Chaput, McIntyre, Poirier, Rivard and Tardif (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 Thursday, 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:

Fédération des francophones de Terre-Neuve and du Labrador:

Danielle Coombs, Coordinator.

Société franco-manitobaine:

Mamadou Ka, Chair.

Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick:

Jeanne d'Arc Gaudet, President.

Assemblée de la francophonie de l'Ontario:

Denis Vaillancourt, President.

Ms. Coombs, Ms. Gaudet, Mr. Ka and Mr. Vaillancourt each made opening statements and answered questions.

At 6:58 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Daniel Charbonneau

Clerk of the Committee