Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Official Languages

Issue No. 37 - Minutes of Proceedings - Meeting of February 25, 2019

OTTAWA, Monday, February 25, 2019
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The Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages met this day at 4 p.m., in room B45, the Senate of Canada Building, the chair, the Honourable René Cormier, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Cormier, Gagné, Jaffer, Maltais, McIntyre, Moncion and Smith (7).

In attendance: Marie-Ève Hudon, Analyst, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament; Marcy Galipeau, Head, Strategic Communications, Senate Communications Directorate; and Stéphanie Pépin, Legislative Clerk, Committees Directorate.

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate onThursday, April 6, 2017, the committee continued its study inorder 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:

Public Services and Procurement Canada:

Michael Mills, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Real Property Services;

Lucie Levesque, Director General, Real Property Services.

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat:

Jessica Sultan, Senior Director, Real Property and Materiel Policy Division.

Canadian Human Rights Commission:

Keith Smith, Acting Director General, Policy and Communications;

Fiona Keith, Senior Counsel.

Canadian Human Rights Tribunal:

David L. Thomas, Chairperson.

Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada:

Marie-France Pelletier, Chief Administrator.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Mills and Ms. Sultan made statements and, together with Ms. Levesque, answered questions.

At 4:58 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 5:06 p.m., the committee resumed.

Mr. Smith, Mr. Thomas and Ms. Pelletier made statements and, together with Ms. Keith, answered questions.

At 6:03 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 6:07 p.m., pursuant to rule 12-16(1)(d), the committee resumed in camera to discuss a draft agenda (future business).

At 6:39 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

François Michaud
Clerk of the Committee