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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 33
 
Thursday, May 15, 2008
 

The Standing Committee on Official Languages met at 9:04 a.m. this day, in Room 308, West Block, the Chair, Steven Blaney, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Steven Blaney, Hon. Michael D. Chong, Jean-Claude D'Amours, Yvon Godin, Raymond Gravel, Denis Lebel, Pierre Lemieux, Daniel Petit, Pablo Rodriguez and Brent St. Denis.

 

Acting Members present: Maria Mourani for Richard Nadeau.

 

Other Members present: Hon. Marlene Jennings.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Élise Hurtubise-Loranger, Analyst; Julian Walker, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Assemblée de la francophonie de l'Ontario: Jean Comtois, Vice-President. Fédération acadienne de la Nouvelle-Écosse: Jean Léger, Executive Director. Fédération des francophones de la Colombie-Britannique: Stéphane Audet, Executive Director. Fédération des francophones de Terre-Neuve et du Labrador: Cyrilda Poirier, Director General. Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada: Diane Côté, Director, Community and Government Liaison. Quebec Community Groups Network: Robert Donnelly, President; Sylvia Martin-Laforge, Director General.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on March 13, 2008, the Committee resumed its study of the Canada-Community Agreements.
 

The witnesses made statements and answered questions.

 

At 11:00 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Graeme Truelove
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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