Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Official Languages
First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16-17
Chair: The Honourable CLAUDETTE TARDIF
Friday, September 22, 2017 (morning)
Friday, September 22, 2017 (afternoon)
Issue No. 14
Sixth and seventh meetings:
Examine and report on Canadians' views about modernizing the Official Languages Act
WITNESSES
Friday, September 22, 2017 (morning)
Société Nationale de l'Acadie:
Véronique Mallet, Executive Director;
Xavier Lord-Giroux, Acting President.
As individuals:
Marianne Cormier, Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Moncton;
Éric Forgues, Executive Director, Canadian Institute for Research on Linguistic Minorities, University of Moncton;
Isabelle Violette, Assistant Professor, Department of French Studies, University of Moncton;
Mathieu Wade, Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Acadian Studies, University of Moncton;
As an individual:
Madeleine Léger, Student, Mount Allison University.
Commission scolaire de langue française de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard:
Paul Cyr, Director of Instruction.
Prince Edward Island Department of Education, Early Learning and Culture:
René Hurtubise, Director of Innovation and French Programs and Services.
Fédération des parents de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard:
Anastasia DesRoches, Executive Director.
Canadian Parents for French:
Gail Lecky, Executive Director.
Friday, September 22, 2017 (afternoon)
Réseau de développement économique et d'employabilité:
Stéphane Blanchard, Youth Development Officer, Prince Edward Island.
La Coopérative d'intégration francophone de l'ÎPÉ:
Jacinthe Lemire, Director.
Simple Feast Catering:
Jérémie Arsenault, Owner.
Canadian Parents for French:
Thomas Haslam.
French for the Future:
Katie Toole;
Victoria Gibbs.
Fédération de la jeunesse canadienne-française:
Alexis Couture, Past President.
Jeunesse Acadienne et Francophone de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard:
Jérémie Buote, Deputy Chair.
Fédération des jeunes francophones du Nouveau-Brunswick:
Sue Duguay, President.
Franco-Jeunes de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador:
Mary-Jane Barter, President;
Gaël Corbineau, Executive Director.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Claudette Tardif, Chair
The Honourable Rose-May Poirier, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Bovey, Cormier, Fraser, Gagné, *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare), Maltais, McIntyre, Mégie, Mockler, Moncion, *Smith (or Martin)
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)
Changes in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 12-5 and to the order of the Senate of December 7, 2016, membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The Honourable Senator Maltais replaced the Honourable Senator Boisvenu (June 21, 2017).
The Honourable Senator Boisvenu replaced the Honourable Senator Maltais (June 21, 2017).
The Honourable Senator McIntyre replaced the Honourable Senator Beyak (June 13, 2017).