Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Official Languages

Issue 10 - Minutes of Proceedings - Meeting of February 16, 2015

OTTAWA, Monday, February 16, 2015
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The Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages met this day, at 5:02 p.m., in room 257, East Block, the chair, the Honourable Claudette Tardif, presiding.

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

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

Also present: 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 of best practices for language policies and second-language learning in a context of linguistic duality or plurality. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 4.)

WITNESSES:

École nationale d'administration publique:

Moktar Lamari, Director, Centre for Research and Expertise in Evaluation;

Eva Anstett, Coordinator, Centre for Research and Expertise in Evaluation.

LEARN:

Suzanne Longpré, Communications Officer;

Donna Aziz, English as a Second Language Consultant.

Mr. Lamari, Ms. Longpré and Ms. Aziz made statements and answered questions.

At 6:39 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 6:45 p.m., pursuant to rule 12-16(1)(d), the committee proceeded in camera to consider a draft agenda.

The committee considered a draft agenda.

At 7:06 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Daniel Charbonneau

Clerk of the Committee