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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 22
 
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
 

The Standing Committee on Official Languages met at 8:45 a.m. this day, in Room 306, La Promenade Building, the Chair, the Hon. Michael D. Chong, presiding.

 

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

 

Acting Members present: Pierre Dionne Labelle for Manon Perreault and Ted Falk for Corneliu Chisu.

 

In attendance: House of Commons: Christine Holke David, Procedural Clerk. Library of Parliament: Lucie Lecomte, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Réseau pour le développement de l'alphabétisme et des compétences: Michel Robillard, Vice-President; Normand Lévesque, Director General. Canadian Youth for French: Justin Morrow, President of the Board; Christie Dennison, Vice-President of the Board. As an individual: John Galbraith, Professor of Economics, McGill University.

 
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.
 

Michel Robillard, Justin Morrow and John Galbraith, by videoconference from Montreal, Quebec, made statements and, with Normand Lévesque and Christie Dennison, by videoconference from Fredericton, New Brunswick, answered questions.

 

At 10:14 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:19 a.m., the sitting resumed.

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

The Committee resumed consideration of the motion of Yvon Godin, — 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.

 

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

 

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division: YEAS: Joyce Bateman, Joe Daniel, Ted Falk, Jacques Gourde, John Williamson — 5; NAYS: Pierre Dionne Labelle, Yvon Godin, Jamie Nicholls, Lise St-Denis — 4.

 

At 10:21 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:22 a.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

 

At 10:34 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Chloé O'Shaughnessy
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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