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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Official Languages (LANG)
42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 137
Tuesday, April 2, 2019, 11:02 a.m. to 1:01 p.m.
Televised
Presiding
Hon. Denis Paradis, Chair (Liberal)

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• Greg Fergus for Mona Fortier (Liberal)
Library of Parliament
• Laura Blackmore, Research Assistant
• Lucie Lecomte, Analyst
Subject Matter of the Interim Estimates 2019-20: Vote 1 under Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages
• Raymond Théberge, Commissioner of Official Languages
• Pascale Giguère, General Counsel, Legal Affairs Branch
• Pierre Leduc, Assistant Commissioner, Policy and Communications Branch
• Ghislaine Saikaley, Assistant Commissioner, Compliance Assurance Branch
• Éric Trépanier, Assistant Commissioner, Corporate Management Branch
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(f) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, February 21, 2019, the Committee commenced its study of the subject matter of the Interim Estimates 2019-20: Vote 1 under Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages.

Raymond Théberge made a statement and, with Ghislaine Saikaley, Éric Trépanier and Pascale Giguère, answered questions.

At 11:58 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:08 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Modernization of the Official Languages Act
As individuals
• Stéphanie Chouinard, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Royal Military College of Canada and Department of Political Studies, Queen's University
• Jack Jedwab, President and Chief Executive Officer, Immigration and Identities, Association for Canadian Studies and Canadian Institute for Identities and Migration
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(f) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, October 2, 2018, the Committee resumed its study of the modernization of the Official Languages Act.

Stéphanie Chouinard and Jack Jedwab made statements and answered questions.

At 1:01 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Christine Holke
Clerk of the Committee