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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 27
 
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
 

The Standing Committee on Official Languages met in a televised session at 9:15 a.m. this day, in Room 253-D Centre Block, the Chair, Pablo Rodriguez, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Guy André, Françoise Boivin, Jean-Claude D'Amours, Marc Godbout, Yvon Godin, Guy Lauzon, Pierre Poilievre, Pablo Rodriguez, Hon. Raymond Simard and Maurice Vellacott.

 

Acting Members present: Odina Desrochers for Stéphane Bergeron and Barry Devolin for Andrew Scheer.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Marion Ménard, Analyst.

 

Appearing: Hon. Irwin Cotler, Minister of Justice.

 

Witnesses: Department of Justice: Suzanne Poirier, General Counsel, Francophonie, Justice in Official Languages and Legal Dualism; Marc Tremblay, General Counsel and Director, Department of Official Languages Law Group; François Giroux, Judicial Affairs Advisor, Minister's Office.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(f), the Committee resumed consideration of the study on a Government Report entitled: The next Act: New momentum for Canada's linguistic duality - The Action Plan for Official Languages.
 

The Minister made a statement and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

 

Marc Godbout moved, — That, notwithstanding the Committee's usual practice, the Committee consider matters related to Committee business in public.

Debate arose thereon.

 

After debate, the question was put on the motion and it was agreed to, by a show of hands: YEAS: 7; NAYS: 4.

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

Guy Lauzon moved, — That the Standing Committee on Official Languages complete its study of the implementation of The Action Plan for Official Languages before it begins its study of Bill S-3, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act (promotion of English and French); and That, notwithstanding this decision and pursuant to the Committee's decision of Tuesday, April 12, 2005, the Honorable Jean-Robert Gauthier appear regarding Bill S-3 on Thursday, April 21, 2005.

Debate arose thereon.

 

After debate, the question was put on the motion and it was agreed to, by a show of hands: YEAS: 6; NAYS: 5.

 

At 11:00 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Mark D'Amore
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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