Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Official Languages

Issue 14 - Minutes of Proceedings

OTTAWA, Monday, October 27, 2003
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages met this day at 5:25 p.m., in room 256-S, Centre Block, the Chair, the Honourable Rose-Marie Losier-Cool, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Beaudoin, Chaput, Comeau, Gauthier, Keon, Lapointe, Léger and Losier-Cool (8).

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

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the Order of Reference adopted by the Senate on May 7, 2003 the committee proceeded to examine Bill S-11, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act (promotion of English and French).

WITNESSES:

From the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages:

Dyane Adam, Commissioner.

From the Department of Canadian Heritage:

Hilaire Lemoine, Director General, Official Languages Support Programs.

From the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat:

Diana Monnet, Assistant Secretary, Official Languages Branch.

From the Privy Council Office:

Anne Scotton, Director General, Official Languages.

From the Department of Justice:

Marc Tremblay, General Counsel and Director, Official Languages Law Group;

Warren J. Newman, General Counsel, Constitutional and Administrative Law Section.

From the Fédération des associations de juristes d'expression française de common law:

Tory Colvin, President.

From the Fédération des communautés francophone et acadienne du Canada:

Georges Arès, President.

Ms. Adam, Mr. Lemoine and Ms. Monnet each made a presentation and then together answered questions.

Ms. Scotton, Mr. Tremblay and Mr. Newman each made a presentation and then together answered questions.

Mr. Colvin made a presentation and answered questions.

At 7:25 p.m. the committee suspended.

At 7:35 p.m. the committee resumed.

Mr. Arès made a presentation and answered questions.

At 7:58 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

ATTEST:

Adam Thompson

Clerk of the Committee