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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 31
 
Thursday, May 8, 2008
 

The Standing Committee on Official Languages met in a televised session at 9:05 a.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Chair, Steven Blaney, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Steven Blaney, Hon. Michael D. Chong, Hon. Denis Coderre, Jean-Claude D'Amours, Yvon Godin, Denis Lebel, Pierre Lemieux, Richard Nadeau, Daniel Petit, Pablo Rodriguez and Brent St. Denis.

 

Acting Members present: Carole Freeman for Raymond Gravel.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Élise Hurtubise-Loranger, Analyst; Tanya Dupuis, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages: Graham Fraser, Commissioner of Official Languages; Johanne Tremblay, Director, Legal Affairs Branch. As an individual: Michel Doucet, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Moncton. Department of Justice: Marc Tremblay, General Counsel and Director, Official Languages Law Group; Andrée Duchesne, Senior Counsel and Manager, Francophonie, Justice in Official Languages and Legal Dualism. Fédération des associations de juristes d'expression française de common law inc.: Louise Aucoin, President.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on March 13, 2008, the Committee commenced its study of access to justice.
 

The witnesses made statements and answered questions.

 

At 10:50 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Graeme Truelove
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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