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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 48
 
Thursday, February 17, 2011
 

The Standing Committee on Official Languages met at 8:45 a.m. this day, in Room C-110, 1 Wellington Street, the Chair, Steven Blaney, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Hon. Mauril Bélanger, Steven Blaney, Sylvie Boucher, Royal Galipeau, Bernard Généreux, Jacques Gourde, Monique Guay, Guy Lauzon, Brian Murphy, Richard Nadeau and Lise Zarac.

 

Acting Members present: Claude Gravelle for Yvon Godin.

 

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

 

Witnesses: Canadian International Development Agency: Margaret Biggs, President; Diane Jacovella, Vice-President and Champion of Official Languages, Multilateral and Global Programs Branch; Darren Schemmer, Vice-President, Partnerships with Canadians Branch; Sheila Tenasco-Banerjee, Acting Director General, Human Resources Branch. Department of Natural Resources: Serge Dupont, Deputy Minister; Anil Arora, Assistant Deputy Minister and Champion of Official Languages, Minerals and Metals Sector; Monique Paquin, Director General, Corporate Management and Services Sector.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(f), the Committee resumed consideration of the 2009-2010 Annual Report (Volume II) of the Commissioner of Official Languages referred to the Committee on Tuesday, November 2, 2010.
 

Magaret Biggs made a statement and, with Diana Jacovella, Sheila Tenasco-Banerjee and Darren Schemmer, answered questions.

 

At 9:48 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 9:50 a.m., the sitting resumed.

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

On motion of Mauril Bélanger, it was agreed, — That the Committee undertake a study following the tabling of the Commissioner of Official Languages' Audit of the Delivery of Bilingual Services to the Public by Service Canada, and invite Ms. Liseanne Forand, Senior Associate Deputy Minister of the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development and Chief Operating Officer for Service Canada, along with the Official Languages Champion.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(f), the Committee resumed consideration of the 2009-2010 Annual Report (Volume II) of the Commissioner of Official Languages referred to the Committee on Tuesday, November 2, 2010.
 

Serge Dupont made a statement and, with Anil Arora and Monique Paquin, answered questions.

 

At 10:43 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Simon Larouche
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
2011/02/17 4:05 p.m.