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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Official Languages (LANG)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting No. 91

Wednesday, February 28, 2018, 8:33 a.m. to 11:56 a.m.

Vancouver, B.C.

Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver

Cristal Room

645 Howe Street

Presiding

Hon. Denis Paradis, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

NDP

François Choquette

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Lucie Lecomte, Analyst

Access to Early Childhood Services in the Minority Language

Witnesses

Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique

• Marie-France Lapierre, Chair

• Marc-André Ouellette, Vice-Chair

Educacentre College

• Yvon Laberge, President

• Isabelle Thibault, Director of Studies

Fédération des parents francophones de Colombie-Britannique

• Marie-Pierre Lavoie, President

• Marie-Andrée Asselin, Managing Director

Réseau-Femmes Colombie-Britannique

• Maryse Beaujeau Weppenaar, Executive Director

Tartine et Chocolat Daycare and Preschool

• Jocelyne Ky, Director

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(f) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, September 21, 2017, the Committee commenced its study of access to early childhood services in the minority language.

Marie-France Lapierre, Marc-André Ouellette, Yvon Laberge, Isabelle Thibault, Marie-Pierre Lavoie, Maryse Beaujeau Weppenaar and Jocelyne Ky made statements and, with Marie-Andrée Asselin, answered questions.

At 10:01 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

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

French and English as a Second-Language Programs

Witnesses

Alliance française de Vancouver

• Damien Hubert, Director

Association des francophones et francophiles du Nord-Ouest

• Danielle Dalton, President

• Patrick Witwicki, Executive Director

Canadian Parents for French - British Columbia & Yukon

• Diane Tijman, President

• Glyn Lewis, Executive Director

Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs

• Gino LeBlanc, Director, Simon Fraser University

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(f) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, September 21, 2017, the Committee commenced its study of French and English as a second-language programs.

Damien Hubert, Patrick Witwicki, Diane Tijman, Glyn Lewis and Gino LeBlanc made statements and, with Danielle Dalton, answered questions.

At 11:56 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Christine Holke

Clerk of the Committee