Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Official Languages

Issue No. 21 - Minutes of Proceedings - Meeting of February 15, 2018 (morning)

WINNIPEG, Thursday, February 15, 2018
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The Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages met this day at 8 a.m., in Ambassador H room, Radisson Hotel, the chair, the Honourable René Cormier, presiding.

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

In attendance: Joëlle Nadeau, Legislative Clerk, Committees Directorate; Marie-Ève Hudon, Analyst, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament.

Also present: The official reporter 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:

Société de la francophonie manitobaine:

Christian Monnin, President;

Bintou Sacko, Director, Accueil francophone.

Centre culturel franco-manitobain:

Ginette Lavack, Director General.

Santé en français:

Francis LaBossière, President;

Annie Bédard, Executive Director.

Fédération des parents francophones du Manitoba:

Brigitte L'Heureux, Executive Director.

Division scolaire franco-manitobaine:

Alain Laberge, Director General.

Saint-Boniface University:

Gabor Csepregi, President.

Canadian Parents for French - Manitoba:

Rena Prefontaine, President;

Krystyna Baranowski, Vice-President;

Catherine Davies, Executive Director.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Monnin, Ms. Lavack, Mr. LaBossière, Ms. Sacko and Ms. Bédard made statements and answered questions.

At 9:51 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 10:02 a.m., the committee resumed.

Ms. L'Heureux, Mr. Laber and Mr. Csepregi made statements and answered questions.

At 11:22 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 11:34 a.m., the committee resumed.

Ms. Baranowski, Ms. Davies and Ms. Prefontaine made statements and answered questions.

At 12:18 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

François Michaud
Clerk of the Committee