Skip to main content
Start of content

LANG Committee Meeting

Notices of Meeting include information about the subject matter to be examined by the committee and date, time and place of the meeting, as well as a list of any witnesses scheduled to appear. The Evidence is the edited and revised transcript of what is said before a committee. The Minutes of Proceedings are the official record of the business conducted by the committee at a sitting.

For an advanced search, use Publication Search tool.

If you have any questions or comments regarding the accessibility of this publication, please contact us at accessible@parl.gc.ca.

Previous day publication Next day publication
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 11
 
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
 

The Standing Committee on Official Languages met in camera at 9:00 a.m. this day, in Room 7-52, 131 Queen Street, the Chair, the Hon. Michael D. Chong, presiding.

 

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

 

Acting Members present: Chungsen Leung for Joe Daniel.

 

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

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(f) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Monday, November 18, 2013, the Committee resumed its study of second official language immersion programs in Canada.
 

The Committee resumed consideration of a draft report.

 

It was agreed, — That the draft report, as amended, be adopted.

 

It was agreed, — That the report be entitled: "The State of French Second-Language Education Programs in Canada".

 

It was agreed, — That the Chair, Clerk and analyst be authorized to make such grammatical and editorial changes as may be necessary without changing the substance of the report.

 

It was agreed, — That the Committee append to its report dissenting and/or supplementary opinions, immediately after the signature of the Chair, provided that they are no more than 5 pages in length and be submitted electronically, in both official languages, to the Clerk of the Committee, no later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 19, 2014.

 

It was agreed, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee request that the Government table a comprehensive response to the report.

 

It was agreed, — That the Chair present the report to the House.

 

It was agreed, — That a news release be prepared by the analyst and the Clerk, in consultation with the Chair, for publication on the Committee's website and for distribution upon presentation of the report to the House.

 

At 10:20 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Suzie Cadieux
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2014/02/11 2:55 p.m.