Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Official Languages

Issue 8 - Minutes of Proceedings

SHERBROOKE, Wednesday, September 15, 2010
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[Translation]

The Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages met this day at 2:02 p.m. at Bishop's University, McGreer 100, the chair, the Honourable Maria Chaput, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Chaput, De Bané, P.C., Fortin-Duplessis, Fraser and Seidman (5).

In attendance: Marie-Ève Hudon, analyst, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament; and Francine Pressault, Communications Officer, Communications Directorate.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Wednesday, March 24, 2010, the committee continued to examine the application of the Official Languages Act and of the regulations and directives made under it. (Topic: English-speaking communities in Quebec.) (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 2.)

WITNESSES:

Townshippers' Association:

Gerald Cutting, President;

Ingrid Marini, Executive Director

Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network:

Roderick McLeod, Past President;

Richard Evans, Treasurer and Founding President.

Mr. Cutting made an opening statement and, along with Ms. Marini, answered questions.

The committee suspended at 3:26 p.m.

The committee resumed at 3:40 p.m.

Mr. McLeod made an opening statement and, along with Mr. Evans, answered questions.

At 4:43 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

SHERBROOKE, Thursday, September 16, 2010
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages met this day at 9:06 a.m. at Bishop's University, Cleghorn Hall, the chair, the Honourable Maria Chaput, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Chaput, De Bané, P.C., Fortin-Duplessis, Fraser and Seidman (5).

In attendance: Marie-Ève Hudon, analyst, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament; and Francine Pressault, Communications Officer, Communications Directorate.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Wednesday, March 24, 2010, the committee continued to examine the application of the Official Languages Act and of the regulations and directives made under it. (Topic: English-speaking communities in Quebec.) (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 2.)

WITNESSES:

Bishop's University:

Michael Goldbloom, Principal and Vice-Chancellor;

Michael Childs, Vice-Principal Academic;

Catherine Beauchamp, Dean, School of Education;

Victoria Meikle, Secretary General and Vice-Principal Government Relations and Planning.

Campus Champlain Lennoxville, Champlain Regional College:

Paul Kaeser, Director.

Eastern Townships School Board:

Michael Murray, Chairman.

Mr. Goldbloom made an opening statement and, along with Mr. Childs, Ms. Beauchamp and Ms. Meikle, answered questions.

The committee suspended at 10:12 a.m.

The committee resumed at 10:23 a.m.

Mr. Paul Kaeser made an opening statement and answered questions.

The committee suspended at 11:13 a.m.

The committee resumed at 11:30 a.m.

Mr. Murray made an opening statement and answered questions.

At 12:35 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Danielle Labonté

Clerk of the Committee