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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 13

Thursday, April 29, 2010

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: Hon. Mauril Bélanger, Steven Blaney, Sylvie Boucher, Jean-Claude D'Amours, Bernard Généreux, Shelly Glover, Monique Guay, Richard Nadeau, Tilly O'Neill-Gordon, John Weston and Lise Zarac.

Acting Members present: Peter Julian for Yvon Godin.

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Lucie Lecomte, Analyst ; Nicolas Auclair, Analyst.

Witnesses: As individuals: Charles Castonguay, Adjunct Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Ottawa; Jack Jedwab, Executive Director, Association for Canadian Studies; Patricia Lamarre, Associate Professor, Joint responsibility (languages) for the Centre of Ethnic Studies, Faculty of Education, Université de Montréal.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(f) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, March 11, 2010, the Committee resumed consideration of the study of immigration as a development tool in official language minority communities.

Charles Castonguay, Jack Jedwab and Patricia Lamarre made statements and answered questions.

It was agreed, — That Charles Castonguay, Patricia Lamarre and Jack Jedwab table before the Committee, an article that they each have written, and that the Clerk distribute them after translation.

At 11:17 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Isabelle Dumas
Clerk of the Committee

2010/06/29 1:49 p.m.