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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 20
 
Thursday, June 3, 2010
 

The Standing Committee on Official Languages met at 9:04 a.m. this day, in Room 308, West Block, the Chair, Steven Blaney, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Hon. Mauril Bélanger, Steven Blaney, Sylvie Boucher, Jean-Claude D'Amours, Bernard Généreux, Shelly Glover, Yvon Godin, Monique Guay, Richard Nadeau, Tilly O'Neill-Gordon, John Weston and Lise Zarac.

 

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

 

Witnesses: Department of Citizenship and Immigration: Howard Duncan, Executive Head, Metropolis Project; Julie Boyer, Deputy Executive Head, Metropolis Project. Fédération acadienne de la Nouvelle-Écosse: Jean Léger, Executive Director. Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick: Jean-Marie Nadeau, President; Anne-Lise Blin, Coordinator, Francophone Immigration. Université Sainte-Anne: Donald Kenny, Campus Director, Halifax Campus.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(f) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, March 11, 2010, the Committee resumed consideration of the study of immigration as a development tool in official language minority communities.
 

Howard Duncan, Julie Boyer, Jean Léger, Donald Kenny, Jean-Marie Nadeau and Anne-Lise Blin made statements and answered questions.

 

At 10:51 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:51 a.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

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

It was agreed, — That debate on the motion regarding Committee business in June and in the fall of 2010 be adjourned and resumed at the next Committee business meeting.

 

At 11:01 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Isabelle Dumas
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2010/06/04 1:13 p.m.