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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 25

Tuesday, December 4, 2001

The Standing Joint Committee on Official Languages met in a televised session at 3:29 p.m. this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Co-Chairs, The Hon. Shirley Maheu and Mauril Bélanger, presiding.

Members of the Committee present:

From the Senate: The Hon. Michel Biron, Senator, The Hon. Jean-Robert Gauthier, The Hon. Viola Léger, The Hon. Jean-Claude Rivest and The Hon. Raymond C. Setlakwe.

From the House of Commons: Eugène Bellemare, Gérard Binet, John Godfrey, Yvon Godin, John Herron and Benoît Sauvageau.

Acting Member present: James Moore for Scott Reid.

In attendance: From the Senate: Tonu Onu, Co-Clerk of the Committee; From the House of Commons: Jean-François Pagé, Co-Clerk of the Committee; From the Library of Parliament: Françoise Coulombe, Research Officer.

Appearing: From Transport Canada: David Collenette, Minister, Transport Canada; From the Treasury Board Secretariat: Lucienne Robillard, President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for Infrastructure.

Witnesses: From Transport Canada: Valérie Dufour, Director General, Air Policy; Jacques Pigeon, General Counsel. From the Treasury Board Secretariat: Carole Swan, Associate Secretary; Diana Monnet, Assistant Secretary, Official Languages Branch.

In accordance with Standing Order 108 (4b), a study on the bilingual services offered by Air Canada.

Mrs Robillard and Mr. Collenette made opening statements and with Valérie Dufour, Jacques Pigeon and Diana Monnet answered questions.

At 4:42 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Co-Chair.

 

Tonu Onu

Co-Clerk of the Committee

 

 

Jean-François Pagé
Co-Clerk of the Committee