THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON OFFICIAL LANGUAGES

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

OTTAWA, Monday, May 2, 2022
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages met this day in room W110, 1 Wellington Street, at 5:01 p.m., the chair, the Honourable René Cormier, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Clement, Cormier, Dagenais, Gagné, Mégie and Moncion (6).

Participating in the meeting: Sara Gajic, Legislative Clerk and Laurie-Anne Spooner, Administrative Assistant, Committees Directorate; Marie-Ève Hudon, Analyst, Library of Parliament.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, February 10, 2022, the committee continued its study of Francophone immigration to minority communities.

WITNESSES (by videoconference):

Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada:

Liane Roy, President;

Alain Dupuis, Director General.

Réseau de développement économique et d'employabilité:

Roukya Abdi Aden, Manager, National Consultation on Economic Development and Employability.

Association des collèges et universités de la francophonie canadienne:

Martin Normand, Director, Strategic Research and International Relations.

Liane Roy made a statement and, together with Alain Dupuis, answered questions.

Roukya Abdi Aden and Martin Normand each made a statement and answered questions.

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

ATTEST:

Gaëtane Lemay

Clerk of the Committee