Past Session:

Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Official Languages

Second Session, Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2002-03

Chair: The Honourable ROSE-MARIE LOSIER-COOL

Monday, March 24, 2003
Monday, April 7, 2003

Issue No. 5

Third meeting on:
The application of the Official Languages Act

First meeting on:
The study of the report entitled "Environmental Scan: Access to Justice in Both Official Languages''

APPEARING:

The Honourable Stéphane Dion, P.C., M.P.,
President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs

WITNESSES:

Monday, March 24, 2003

From the Privy Council Office:

Robert Asselin, Special Advisor, Official Languages;

Geoffroi Montpetit, Executive Assistant;

Anne Scotton, Director General, Official Languages, Intergovernmental Affairs.

Monday, April 7, 2003

From the Fédération franco-ténoise:

Fernand Denault, President.

From the Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne:

Diane Côté, Liaison Officer.

From Justice Canada — Francophonie, Justice in Official Languages and Bijuralism:

Suzanne Poirier, General Counsel and Coordinator;

Andrée Duchesne, National Coordinator, POLAJ.

From Justice Canada — Official Languages Law Group:

Marc Tremblay, General Counsel and Director.

From Justice Canada — Family, Children and Youth Section:

Lise Lafrenière Henrie, Senior Counsel, Family Law Policy.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Rose-Marie Losier-Cool, Chair

The Honourable Wilbert Keon, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Beaudoin, *Carstairs, P.C., (or Robichaud, P.C.), Chaput, Comeau, Gauthier, Lapointe, Léger, *Lynch-Staunton, (or Kinsella), Maheu

*Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

Official Languages