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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 75

Thursday, April 18, 2013

The Standing Committee on Official Languages met at 3:31 p.m. this day, in Room C-110, 1 Wellington Street, the Chair, the Hon. Michael D. Chong, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Tyrone Benskin, Corneliu Chisu, Hon. Michael D. Chong, Hon. Stéphane Dion, Royal Galipeau, Yvon Godin, Jacques Gourde, Élaine Michaud, Erin O'Toole and Bernard Trottier.

Acting Members present: Matthew Dubé for Pierre Dionne Labelle and Colin Mayes for Joyce Bateman.

Other Members present: Alexandrine Latendresse.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Marie-Ève Hudon, Analyst ; Lucie Lecomte, Analyst . House of Commons: Philippe Méla, Legislative Clerk.

Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Wednesday, February 27, 2013, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill C-419, An Act respecting language skills.

The Committee resumed its clause-by-clause study of the Bill.

The Committee resumed clause-by-clause consideration on Clause 4 of the Bill.

The debate continued.

Clause 4 was negatived on the following recorded division: YEAS: Tyrone Benskin, Stéphane Dion, Matthew Dubé, Yvon Godin, Élaine Michaud — 5; NAYS: Corneliu Chisu, Royal Galipeau, Jacques Gourde, Colin Mayes, Erin O'Toole, Bernard Trottier — 6.

Clause 1, Short Title, carried on the following recorded division: YEAS: Tyrone Benskin, Corneliu Chisu, Stéphane Dion, Matthew Dubé, Royal Galipeau, Yvon Godin, Jacques Gourde, Colin Mayes, Élaine Michaud, Erin O'Toole, Bernard Trottier — 11; NAYS: — 0.

The Preamble was negatived on the following recorded division: YEAS: Tyrone Benskin, Stéphane Dion, Matthew Dubé, Yvon Godin, Élaine Michaud — 5; NAYS: Corneliu Chisu, Royal Galipeau, Jacques Gourde, Colin Mayes, Erin O'Toole, Bernard Trottier — 6.

The Title carried on the following recorded division: YEAS: Tyrone Benskin, Corneliu Chisu, Stéphane Dion, Matthew Dubé, Royal Galipeau, Yvon Godin, Jacques Gourde, Colin Mayes, Élaine Michaud, Erin O'Toole, Bernard Trottier — 11; NAYS: — 0.

The Bill, as amended, carried on the following recorded division: YEAS: Tyrone Benskin, Corneliu Chisu, Stéphane Dion, Matthew Dubé, Royal Galipeau, Yvon Godin, Jacques Gourde, Colin Mayes, Élaine Michaud, Erin O'Toole, Bernard Trottier — 11; NAYS: — 0.

ORDERED, — That the Chair report the Bill, as amended, to the House, as carried on the following recorded division: YEAS: Tyrone Benskin, Corneliu Chisu, Stéphane Dion, Matthew Dubé, Royal Galipeau, Yvon Godin, Jacques Gourde, Colin Mayes, Élaine Michaud, Erin O'Toole, Bernard Trottier — 11; NAYS: — 0.

ORDERED, — That Bill C-419, as amended, be reprinted for the use of the House at report stage, as carried on the following recorded division: YEAS: Tyrone Benskin, Corneliu Chisu, Stéphane Dion, Matthew Dubé, Royal Galipeau, Yvon Godin, Jacques Gourde, Colin Mayes, Élaine Michaud, Erin O'Toole, Bernard Trottier — 11; NAYS: — 0.

At 4:05 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:07 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

The Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.

At 4:31 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Suzie Cadieux
Clerk of the Committee

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