Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Official Languages

Issue No. 17 - Minutes of Proceedings - Meeting of November 6, 2017

OTTAWA, Monday, November 6, 2017
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The Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages met this day at 5 p.m., in room 257, East Block, the Honourable Claudette Tardif, presiding.

Senators present: The Honourable Senators Cormier, Gagné, Maltais, McIntyre, Mégie, Moncion, Poirier and Tardif (8).

In attendance: Maxime Fortin, Clerk, Committees Directorate; 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, April 6, 2017, the committee continued its consideration 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:

Société Santé en français:

Michel Tremblay, Executive Director;

Alain-Michel Sékula, Director.

Consortium national de formation en santé:

Raymond Théberge, Co-Chair of CNFS, Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the Université de Moncton;

Lynn Brouillette, Director General.

The Honourable Senator Tardif made a statement.

Mr. Sékula, Mr. Tremblay, Mr. Théberge and Ms. Brouillette made presentations and answered questions.

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

At 6:42 p.m., pursuant to rule 12-16(1)(d), the committee resumed in camera to discuss a draft report (future business).

At 6:50 p.m., the committee adjourned.

ATTEST:

François Michaud
Clerk of the Committee