Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Official Languages

Issue 10 - Minutes of Proceedings

WINNIPEG, Tuesday, October 21, 2003
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages met this day at 9:04 a.m., in Antoine-Gaborieau Hall at the Centre culturel franco-manitobain in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the Chair, the Honourable Rose-Marie Losier-Cool, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Chaput, Comeau, Keon, Léger and Losier-Cool (5).

In attendance: From the Parliamentary Research Branch, Library of Parliament Marie-Ève Hudon.

The committee resumed consideration of its Order of Reference pertaining to its study of the operation of the Official Languages Act and of regulations and directives made thereunder. (See Committee Proceedings of February 10, 2003, Issue No. 3.)

WITNESSES:

From the Société franco-manitobaine:

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:

Yolande Dupuis, President;

Mr. Louis Druwé;

Mr. Gérard Auger.

Mr. Boucher made an opening statement and answered questions.

Mr. Jourdain made a presentation.

Ms. Chartier made a presentation.

The sitting was suspended at 10:14 a.m.

The sitting resumed at 10:40 a.m.

Ms. Dornez-Laxdal and Ms. Dupuis made presentations and, together with Ms. d'Auteuil, answered questions.

Ms. Dupuis made a presentation and, together with Mr. Auger, answered questions.

At 12:15 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

ATTEST:

WINNIPEG, Tuesday, October 21, 2003
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages met this day at 1:42 p.m., in Antoine-Gaborieau Hall at the Centre culturel franco-manitobain in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the Chair, the Honourable Rose-Marie Losier-Cool, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Chaput, Comeau, Keon, Léger and Losier-Cool (5).

In attendance: From the Parliamentary Research Branch, Library of Parliament Marie-Ève Hudon.

The committee resumed consideration of its Order of Reference pertaining to its study of the operation of the Official Languages Act and of regulations and directives made thereunder. (See Committee Proceedings of February 10, 2003, Issue No. 3.)

APPEARING:

Mr. Ron Lemieux, Minister of Education and Youth;

Ms. Diane McGifford, Minister of Advanced Education and Training;

Mr. Tim Sale, Chair of the Healthy Child Committee of Cabinet and Minister of Energy, Science and Technology;

Mr. Gregory Selinger, Minister Responsible for French Language Services.

WITNESSES:

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.

Ms. Gagné made a presentation and, together with Mr. Thébèrge, answered questions.

The sitting was suspended at 2:40 p.m.

The sitting resumed at 3:10 p.m.

Minister Lemieux and Minister McGifford each made opening statements and, together with Mr. Guy Roy, answered questions.

Minister Sale and Minister Selinger each made opening statements and answered questions.

At 4:40 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

ATTEST:

Tõnu Onu

Acting Clerk of the Committee