Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Official Languages

Issue 11 - Minutes of Proceedings

WINNIPEG, Wednesday, October 22, 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 Senator 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 Conseil jeunesse provincial:

Ms. Rolande Kirouac;

Mr. Aimé Boisjoli, President.

AS A PANEL:

From Canadian Parents for French:

Ms. Karen Taylor-Brown.

From the Services fransaskois d'éducation des adultes:

Ms. Michelle Arsenault.

From the Division scolaire francophone:

Mr. Denis Ferré.

From the Association des parents francophones:

Mr. Bernard Roy.

Ms. Kirouac and Mr. Boisjoli made a presentation and answered questions.

Mr. Ferré and Mr. Roy and Ms. Arsenault and Ms. Taylor-Brown each made a presentation and answered questions.

At 11:40 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

ATTEST:

Tõnu Onu

Acting Clerk of the Committee