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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 25
 
Thursday, May 15, 2014
 

The Standing Committee on Official Languages met at 8:46 a.m. this day, in Room 306, La Promenade Building, the Chair, the Hon. Michael D. Chong, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Joyce Bateman, Corneliu Chisu, Hon. Michael D. Chong, Joe Daniel, Yvon Godin, Jacques Gourde, Jamie Nicholls and Lise St-Denis.

 

Acting Members present: Tyrone Benskin for Manon Perreault and Bev Shipley for John Williamson.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Lucie Lecomte, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Canadian Centre for Refugee Employment: Serge Kaptegaine, Executive Director. English Language Arts Network Quebec: Peter MacGibbon, President; Guy Rodgers, Executive Director. Townshippers' Association: Rachel Hunting, Executive Director; Gerald Cutting, President.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(f) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, February 6, 2014, the Committee resumed its study of the economic situation of Canada's minority linguistic communities.
 

Serge Kaptegaine, Guy Rodgers, Peter MacGibbon, Gerald Cutting and Rachel Hunting made statements and answered questions.

 

At 10:16 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:20 a.m., the sitting resumed.

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

Yvon Godin moved, — That the Committee invite the Minister of Heritage before June 12th, 2014 to appear in front of the Committee to explain why there is a delay in the payment of grants allocated to official languages groups by her department.

Debate arose thereon.

 

The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following recorded division:YEAS: Tyrone Benskin, Yvon Godin, Jamie Nicholls, Lise St-Denis — 4; NAYS: Joyce Bateman, Corneliu Chisu, Joe Daniel, Jacques Gourde, Bev Shipley — 5.

 

Jacques Gourde 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, Corneliu Chisu, Joe Daniel, Jacques Gourde, Bev Shipley — 5; NAYS: Tyrone Benskin, Yvon Godin, Jamie Nicholls, Lise St-Denis — 4.

 

At 10:33 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

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

 

At 10:38 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Chloé O'Shaughnessy
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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