Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Official Languages

Issue 2 - Orders of Reference

Extract from the Journals of the Senate, Thursday, February 19, 2004:

The Honourable Senator Chaput moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Ringuette:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages be authorized to study and report from time to time upon the operation of the Official Languages Act, and of regulations and directives made thereunder, within those institutions subject to the Act, as well as upon the reports of the Commissioner of Official Languages, the President of the Treasury Board and the Minister of Canadian Heritage;

That the Committee table its final report no later than June 30 2004; and

That the papers and evidence received and taken on the subject and the work accomplished during the Second Session of the 37th Parliament be referred to the Committee.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

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Extract from the Journals of the Senate, Thursday, February 26, 2004:

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Gauthier, seconded by the Honourable Senator Gill, for the second reading of Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act (promotion of English and French).

After debate,

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

The Bill was then read the second time.

The Honourable Senator Rompkey, P.C., moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool, that the Bill be referred to the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

Paul C. Bélisle

Clerk of the Senate