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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Official Languages (LANG)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting No. 104

Wednesday, May 23, 2018, 4:12 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Room 410, Wellington Building, 197 Sparks Street

Presiding

Hon. Denis Paradis, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

René Arseneault
Paul Lefebvre
Hon. Denis Paradis
Darrell Samson
Dan Vandal
Sean Casey, Parliamentary Secretary — Non-Voting Member

Conservative

NDP

François Choquette

Acting Members present

• Peter Fragiskatos for Linda Lapointe (Liberal)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Lucie Lecomte, Analyst

Witnesses

As individuals

• Pierre Godbout, Director, School of Nursing, Université de Moncton

• Michelle Lalonde, Professor, School of Nursing of the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa

• Liette-Andrée Landry, Professor, Faculty of Nursing, Shippagan campus, Université de Moncton

• Sylvie Larocque, Director, School of Nursing, Laurentian University

Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing

• Cynthia Baker, Executive Director

Canadian Nursing Students' Association

• Ashley Pelletier-Simard, Director of Bilingualism and Translation

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(f) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Thursday, April 6, 2017, the Committee resumed its study of the issues related to French-language training in the field of nursing in Canada.

Cynthia Baker, Ashley Pelletier-Simard, Sylvie Larocque, Michelle Lalonde, Liette-Andrée Landry and Pierre Godbout made statements and answered questions.

At 4:32 p.m., by unanimous consent and pursuant to Standing Order 115(5), it was agreed that the Committee continue to sit for 15 minutes.

At 4:45 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Christine Holke

Clerk of the Committee