Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Official Languages

Issue 13 - Minutes of Proceedings

EDMONTON, Friday, October 24, 2003
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages met this day at 9:02 a.m., in room 1-07, Faculté Saint-Jean, Edmonton, Alberta, the Chair, the Honourable Rose-Marie Losier-Cool, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Chaput, Comeau, Keon, and Losier-Cool (4).

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 British Columbia Federation of francophone Parents:

Mr. Marc Gignac.

From the French Program Teachers Union of British Columbia:

Ms. Sophie Lemieux, Vice-President

From the British Columbia Federation of francophones:

Ms. Yseult Friolet

Mr. Gignac, Mrs. Lemieux and Mrs. Friolet each made a presentation and answered questions.

At 10:36 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

ATTEST:

Tõnu Onu

Acting Clerk of the Committee