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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 20
 
Thursday, April 10, 2014
 

The Standing Committee on Official Languages met at 8:45 a.m. this day, in Room 8-53, 131 Queen Street, the Chair, the Hon. Michael D. Chong, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Joyce Bateman, Hon. Michael D. Chong, Joe Daniel, Yvon Godin, Jacques Gourde, Jamie Nicholls, Manon Perreault, Lise St-Denis and John Williamson.

 

Acting Members present: Ted Falk for Corneliu Chisu.

 

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

 

Witnesses: Department of Canadian Heritage: Jean-Pierre C. Gauthier, Director General, Official Languages Branch. Department of Employment and Social Development: Denise Gareau, Director, Enabling Fund for Official Language Minority Communities, Skills and Employment Branch; Stephen Johnson, Director General, Corporate Planning and Management, Strategic Policy and Research. Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development: Randle Wilson, Director General, Trade Portfolio Strategy and Coordination. Department of Citizenship and Immigration: Rénald Gilbert, Manager, Immigration Program, Paris, France.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(f) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, February 6, 2014, the Committee resumed its study of the economic situation of Canada's minority linguistic communities.
 

Jean-Pierre C. Gauthier, Stephen Johnson and Randle Wilson made statements and, with Denise Gareau and Rénald Gilbert, by videoconference from Paris, France, answered questions.

 

At 10:30 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:34 a.m., the sitting resumed.

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

Jacques Gourde moved, — That the Committee proceed to sit in camera.

 

The question was put on the motion and the result of the vote was announced: YEAS: 4; NAYS: 4.

Whereupon, the Chair voted in the negative.

Accordingly, the motion was negatived.

 

Yvon Godin moved, — That the Standing Committee on Official Languages invite the Minister of Canadian Heritage to appear before May 29th 2014 to discuss the Plans and Priorities for 2014-2015 of the department for a two-hour televised session.

Debate arose thereon.

 

At 10:45 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Suzie Cadieux
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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