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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 9
 
Thursday, March 12, 2009
 

The Standing Committee on Official Languages met at 9:02 a.m. this day, in Room 308, West Block, the Chair, Steven Blaney, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Steven Blaney, Hon. Michael D. Chong, Jean-Claude JC D'Amours, Shelly Glover, Yvon Godin, Pierre Lemieux, Richard Nadeau, Pablo Rodriguez and Lise Zarac.

 

Acting Members present: Sylvie Boucher for Daniel Petit, Gord Brown for Royal Galipeau, Roger Gaudet for Monique Guay and Hon. Gurbax S. Malhi for Pablo Rodriguez.

 

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

 

Witnesses: Canadian Association of University Teachers: Penni Stewart, President; Greg Allain, Past President. Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers: John Erskine, President; Nicole Thibault, Executive Director. Department of Human Resources and Skills Development: Mark Hopkins, Director General, Learning Policy and Planning Directorate; Sylvain Segard, Director General, Program Policy and Planning Directorate. Réseau des cégeps et collèges francophones du Canada: Yves Chouinard, Administrator, Director General of the Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick; Laurier Thibault, Director General.

 
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.
 

Yves Chouinard, Greg Allain, Mark Hopkins, John Erskine and Nicole Thibault made statements and, with Sylvain Segard, answered questions.

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

Yvon Godin moved, — That the Standing Committee on Official Languages express its opposition to the decision of removing the form to comment on services offered in both official languages from airplane seat pockets, and ask Air Canada to provide in writing the reasons for its decision and to reverse this decision immediately.

 

Shelly Glover moved, — That the motion be amended by replacing the words “opposition” with the words “concerns” and by deleting the words “and to reverse this decision immediately”.

 

Yvon Godin moved, — That the amendment be amended by adding after the word “decision” the following: “within one week”.

 

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

 

The question was put on the amendment of Shelly Glover, as amended, and it was agreed to, by a show of hands: YEAS: 11; NAYS: 0.

 

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

 

The motion, as amended, read as follows:

That the Standing Committee on Official Languages express its concerns to the decision of removing the form to comment on services offered in both official languages from airplane seat pockets, and ask Air Canada to provide in writing the reasons for its decision within one week.

 

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

 



Isabelle Dumas
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2009/04/03 8:18 a.m.