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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 20

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

The Standing Committee on Official Languages met in a televised session at 8:45 a.m. this day, in Room C-110, 1 Wellington Street, the Chair, the Hon. Michael D. Chong, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Robert Aubin, Hon. Mauril Bélanger, Hon. Michael D. Chong, Yvon Godin, Jacques Gourde, Dan Harris, Guy Lauzon, Costas Menegakis, Élaine Michaud, Bernard Trottier and John Weston.

Acting Members present: Joyce Bateman for Royal Galipeau.

In attendance: House of Commons: Isabelle Dumas, Procedural Clerk . Library of Parliament: Lucie Lecomte, Analyst.

Witnesses: Conseil scolaire fransaskois: Yvan Lebel, President. Conseil des écoles fransaskoises: Bernard Roy, Director. Table de concertation du livre franco-ontarien: Jean Fahmy, Past President; Yves Turbide, Secretary General.

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

On motion of Guy Lauzon, it was agreed, — That, in relation to the study on the evaluation of the Roadmap: improving programs and service delivery, the budget of $36,900 be adopted.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(f) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, October 4, 2011, the Committee commenced its study of the francophone minority in Saskatchewan.

Yvan Lebel made a statement and, with Bernard Roy, answered questions.

Yvon Godin gave notice of the following motion:

That the Committee invite CBC/Radio-Canada’s President and CEO, Hubert T. Lacroix, for a 2 hour public and televised meeting before February 15, 2012, considering the importance of CBC/Radio-Canada for the vitality of minority official language communities.

Mauril Bélanger gave notice of the following motion:

That the Committee urge the Saskatchewan Government to increase funding for the Conseil scolaire fransaskois, since 2012 has been declared the Year of the Fransaskois community.

Robert Aubin gave notice of the following motion:

That the Committee invite, from Canadian Heritage, the Minister, the Deputy Minister, and relevant senior public servants, regarding the midterm report of the Roadmap for Canada’s Linguistic Duality 2008-2013, before February 23, 2012.

At 9:46 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 9:48 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(f)and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, October 18, 2011, the Committee commenced its study of book policy for French Ontario.

Jean Fahmy made a statement and, with Yves Turbide, answered questions.

Dan Harris gave notice of the following motions:

That the Committee publicly justify before January 30, 2012, the reasons for which it spent $109,621.18 to conduct a still incomplete study on the development of linguistic duality in Northern Canada;

That the Committee ask the Treasury Board Sub-Committee on the Strategic and Operating Review to provide, before March 1, 2012, a report on the state of the integration of official languages into the Strategic and Operating Review, and a final assessment on official languages at the end of the Review.

Costas Menegakis moved, — That the Committee proceed to sit in camera.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division: YEAS: Joyce Bateman, Jacques Gourde, Guy Lauzon, Costas Menegakis, Bernard Trottier, John Weston — 6; NAYS: Robert Aubin, Mauril Bélanger, Yvon Godin, Dan Harris, Élaine Michaud — 5.

At 10:31 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:33 a.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

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

At 10:47 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Simon Larouche
Clerk of the Committee

2012/02/03 10:16 a.m.