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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 56
 
Thursday, October 25, 2012
 

The Standing Committee on Official Languages met in a televised session at 11:40 a.m. this day, in Room C-110, 1 Wellington Street, the Chair, the Hon. Michael D. Chong, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Joyce Bateman, Tyrone Benskin, Hon. Michael D. Chong, Hon. Stéphane Dion, Pierre Dionne Labelle, Yvon Godin, Jacques Gourde, Guy Lauzon, Élaine Michaud, Bernard Trottier and David Wilks.

 

Acting Members present: Russ Hiebert for Corneliu Chisu.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Lucie Lecomte, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages: Graham Fraser, Commissioner of Official Languages; Ghislaine Charlebois, Assistant Commissioner, Compliance Assurance Branch; Lise Cloutier, Assistant Commissioner, Corporate Management Branch; Sylvain Giguère, Assistant Commissioner, Policy and Communications Branch; Johane Tremblay, General Counsel, Legal Affairs Branch.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(f), the Committee commenced consideration of the 2011-2012 Annual Report of the Commissioner of Official Languages referred to the Committee on Tuesday, October 16, 2012.
 

Yvon Godin gave notice of the following motion:

That the Committee invite the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages to appear for two hours at a meeting to be held by December 1, 2012, in order to discuss the Official Languages Report for the fiscal year that ended on March 31, 2011, and that this meeting be televised.

 

Graham Fraser made a statement and, with Ghislaine Charlebois and Johane Tremblay, answered questions.

 

At 1:04 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Simon Larouche
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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