LANG Committee Meeting
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Minutes of Proceedings
The witnesses made statements and answered questions.
Niki Ashton gave notice of the following motion:
That the committee invite the Minister of Official Languages to appear to update the committee on her commitments in her mandate letter, notably the progress made with regards to the modernization of the Official Languages Act, to make sure that Air Canada provides fully bilingual services to its customers, and to strengthen the powers of the Commissioner of Official Languages.
Niki Ashton gave notice of the following motion:
That, while reiterating its support to freedom of speech and to freedom of press, the committee:
(a) recognizes that despite differences in political vision from parties and Members of Parliament, must debate in a respectful climate;
(b) condemns misogyny and violence against women in all its forms, and;
(c) condemns the cartoon published in La Presse on November 20th, in which the MP for Saint-Laurent is drawn being subject to violence.
At 4:55 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 5:01 p.m., the sitting resumed.
Questioning of the witnesses resumed.
At 5:40 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.