THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON OFFICIAL LANGUAGES

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

OTTAWA, Monday, April 24, 2023
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages met this day at 6:02 p.m., in room W110, 1 Wellington St., the chair, the Honourable René Cormier, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Clement, Cormier, Gagné, Loffreda, Mégie, Mockler and Poirier (7).

Participating in the meeting: Marie-Ève Hudon, analyst, Library of Parliament; Jérémie Spadafora, communications officer, Communications Directorate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, March 9, 2023, the committee continued its study on minority-language health services.

WITNESSES:

Société Santé en français:

Antoine Désilets, Executive Director.

Réseau des services de santé en français de l’Est de l’Ontario:

Jacinthe Desaulniers, Executive Director.

Réseau Santé en français de la Saskatchewan:

Frédérique Baudemont, Executive Director (by videoconference).

Fédération franco-ténoise:

Audrey Fournier, Executive Director (by videoconference).

Réseau Santé Nouvelle-Écosse:

Pierre-Louis Roisné, Executive Director (by videoconference).

Antoine Désilets, Jacinthe Desaulniers, Frédérique Baudemont, Audrey Fournier and Pierre-Louis Roisné each made a statement and answered questions.

At 7:29 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Angus Wilson

Clerk of the Committee