Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Official Languages

Issue 6 - Minutes of Proceedings - Meeting of May 5, 2014

OTTAWA, Monday, May 5, 2014
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The Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages met this day at 5:01 p.m., in room 9, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Claudette Tardif, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Beyak, Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Fortin-Duplessis, McIntyre, Mockler, Rivard and Tardif (8).

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:

Consortium national de formation en santé et Association des universités de la francophonie canadienne:

Jocelyne Lalonde, Executive Director, National Secretariat.

Ms. Lalonde made a presentation and answered questions.

At 5:07 p.m., the Honourable Senator Mockler replaced the Honourable Senator Champagne, P.C., as a member of the committee.

At 6:09 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Daniel Charbonneau

Clerk of the Committee