Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Official Languages

Issue 11 - Minutes of Proceedings - Meeting of March 30, 2015

OTTAWA, Monday, March 30, 2015
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages met this day, at 5:02 p.m., in room 9, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Claudette Tardif, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Chaput, Charette-Poulin, Fortin-Duplessis, Maltais, McIntyre, Poirier and Tardif (7).

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.)

WITTNESSES:

Groupe Média TFO:

Pascal Arseneau, Chief Marketing Officer;

Julie Caron, Director, TFO Éducation.

Nova Scotia Department of Education and Early Childhood Development:

Élaine Melanson, Core French and Intensive French Consultant (by video conference).

Canadian Association of Immersion Teachers:

Christey Hughes, Member-at-Large, Board of Administration.

Mr. Arseneau and Ms. Caron made statements and answered questions.

At 5:58 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 6:02 p.m., the committee resumed.

Ms. Melanson and Ms. Hughes made statements and answered questions.

At 7:02 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Daniel Charbonneau

Clerk of the Committee