Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Official Languages

Second Session, Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2002-03

Chair: The Honourable ROSE-MARIE LOSIER-COOL

Tuesday, October 21, 2003

Issue No. 10

Twelfth and thirteenth meetings on:
The application of the Official Languages Act

APPEARING:

The Honourable Ron Lemieux, Minister of Education and Youth, Government of Manitoba;

The Honourable Diane McGifford, Minister of Advanced Education and Training, Government of Manitoba;

The Honourable Tim Sale, Chair of the Healthy Child Committee of Cabinet and Minister of Energy, Science and Technology Government of Manitoba;

The Honourable Gregory Selinger, Minister Responsible for French Language Services, Government of Manitoba.

WITNESSES:

Morning Session

From the Société franco-manitobain:

Mr. Daniel Boucher, President and Executive Director.

From the Office of French Language Services Policy:

Mr. Guy Jourdain, Special Advisor.

From Healthy Child Manitoba:

Ms. Mariette Chartier;

Ms. Leanne Boyd.

From the Fédération provinciale des comités de parents du Manitoba:

Ms. Hélène d'Auteuil;

Ms. Diane Dornez-Laxdal.

From the Franco-Manitoban School Division:

Ms. Yolande Dupuis, President;

Mr. Louis Druwé;

Mr. Gérard Auger.

Afternoon session

From the Office of Ron Lemieux, Minister of Education and Youth:

Mr. Guy Roy;

Ms. Jacqueline Gosselin.

From the Office of French Language Services:

Mr. Guy Jourdain.

From the Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface:

Ms. Raymonde Gagné, Rector;

Mr. Raymond Thébèrge.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Rose-Marie Losier-Cool, Chair

The Honourable Wilbert J. 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