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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 19
 
Thursday, May 7, 2009
 

The Standing Committee on Official Languages met by videoconference at 9:09 a.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, the Chair, Steven Blaney, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Steven Blaney, Hon. Michael D. Chong, Shelly Glover, Yvon Godin, Monique Guay, Pierre Lemieux, Richard Nadeau, Daniel Petit, Pablo Rodriguez and Lise Zarac.

 

Acting Members present: Gord Brown for Royal Galipeau, Lois Brown for Shelly Glover and Hon. Dominic LeBlanc for Jean-Claude JC D'Amours.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Jean-Rodrigue Paré, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: University of British Columbia: Hon. Stephen Owen, Vice-President, External, Legal and Community Relations. Université du Québec en Outaouais: Bernadette Kassi, Director, Arts Module, Department of Language Studies. University of Toronto: Normand Labrie, Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, February 10, 2009, the Committee resumed its study on the federal government's support for post-secondary institutions and their efforts in promoting bilingualism in Canada.
 

Normand Labrie made a statement and answered questions.

 

Bernadette Kassi made a statement and answered questions.

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

Richard Nadeau moved, — That relevant evidence given in Committee by Graham Fraser, Commissioner of Official Languages, the Hon. James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage, and Michelle d’Auray, Chief Human Resources Officer at Treasury Board Secretariat, since February 2009 on other topics, be considered as part of its study on the federal government's support for post-secondary institutions and their efforts in promoting bilingualism in Canada.

 

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to, by a show of hands: YEAS: 11; NAYS: 0.

 

Pierre Lemieux moved, — That the Committee invite York University's Glendon Campus to appear for its study on post-secondary institutions and the promotion of bilingualism in Canada.

Debate arose thereon.

 

It was agreed, — That the debate be now adjourned and resumed at the next Committee business meeting.

 

Hon. Stephen Owen made a statement and answered questions by videoconference from Vancouver, British Columbia.

 

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

 



Isabelle Dumas
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2009/05/29 9:35 a.m.