Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Official Languages

Issue No. 23 - Minutes of Proceedings - Meeting of April 16, 2018

OTTAWA, Monday, April 16, 2018
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[Traduction]

The Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages met this day at 5:03 p.m., in room 257, East Block, the chair, the Honourable René Cormier, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Cormier, Gagné, Jaffer, Maltais, Mégie, Moncion, Poirier and Smith (8).

In attendance: Marie-Ève Hudon, Analyst, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament; Joëlle Nadeau, Acting Committee Clerk, Senate Committees Directorate.

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, April 6, 2017, the committee continued to examine and report on Canadians' views about modernizing the Official Languages Act. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 12.)

WITNESSES:

Assemblée de la francophonie de l'Ontario:

Carol Jolin, President;

Peter Hominuk, Executive Director.

Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunwick:

Joey Couturier, President;

Simon Ouellette, Board Member;

Ali Chaisson, Executive Director.

Fédération acadienne de la Nouvelle-Écosse:

Marie-Claude Rioux, Executive Director.

Association canadienne-française de l'Alberta:

Albert Nolette, Vice-President;

Isabelle Laurin, Executive Director.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Jolin, Mr. Couturier, Ms. Rioux and Mr. Nolette made statements and, together with Mr. Ouellette, Mr. Chaisson and Ms. Laurin, answered questions.

At 6:59 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

François Michaud
Clerk of the Committee