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Minutes of Proceedings

44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 87
Thursday, February 15, 2024, 8:17 a.m. to 10:13 a.m.
Webcast
Presiding
René Arseneault, Chair (Liberal)

Library of Parliament
• Lucie Lecomte, Analyst
As an individual
• Patrick Dupuis
Association canadienne-française de l'Ontario du grand Sudbury
• Marc Gauthier, Board Chair
Conseil de développement économique des Territoires du Nord-Ouest
• François Afane, Executive Director
Conseil économique du Nouveau-Brunswick
• Gaëtan Thomas, President and Chief Executive Officer
Economic Development Council for Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities
• Madeleine Arbez, Executive Director
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(f) and the motion adopted by the committee on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, the committee resumed its study of economic development of official language minority communities.

Patrick Dupuis and Gaëtan Thomas made statements and answered questions.

Motion

Joël Godin moved, — That the committee reports to the House its disappointment at the refusal of the Minister of Canadian Heritage, the Honorable Pascale St-Onge, to testify before the committee regarding her mandate and priorities with respect to official languages, as well as her obligations in connection with the implementation of the Act to amend the Official Languages Act, to enact the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act and to make related amendments to other Acts.

Amendment

Marc G. Serré moved, —

That the motion be amended:

  1. by adding after the words "to the House", the following: "instructs the Chair to write to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, the Hon. Pascale St-Onge to express", and after the words "disappointment at", the following: "her"
  2. by deleting the words "reports to the House", the word "the", and the words "of the Minister of Canadian Heritage, the Honorable Pascale St-Onge"

Debate arose thereon.

Motion

Marc G. Serré moved, — That the debate do now adjourn.

The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Parm Bains, Francis Drouin, Angelo Iacono, Darrell Samson, Marc G. Serré — 5;

NAYS: Niki Ashton, Mario Beaulieu, Marc Dalton, Bernard Généreux, Joël Godin, Laila Goodridge — 6.

The debate continues on the amendment of Marc Serré.

The question was put on the amendment of Marc G. Serré and it was negatived on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Parm Bains, Francis Drouin, Angelo Iacono, Darrell Samson, Marc G. Serré — 5;

NAYS: Niki Ashton, Mario Beaulieu, Marc Dalton, Bernard Généreux, Joël Godin, Laila Goodridge — 6.

The debate continues on the motion of Joël Godin.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Niki Ashton, Mario Beaulieu, Marc Dalton, Bernard Généreux, Joël Godin, Laila Goodridge — 6;

NAYS: Parm Bains, Francis Drouin, Angelo Iacono, Darrell Samson, Marc G. Serré — 5.

Questioning of the witnesses resumed.

At 9:16 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 9:19 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Marc Gauthier, François Afane and Madeleine Arbez made statements and answered questions.

At 10:13 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Audrée Dallaire
Clerk of the committee