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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 3
Tuesday, March 27, 2001
The Standing Joint Committee on Official Languages met at 3:30 p.m. this day, in Room 237-C, Centre Block, the Co-Chairs, the Honourable Shirley Maheu and Mauril Bélanger, presiding.
Member(s) of the Committee present:
From the Senate: The Hon. Lise Bacon, The Hon. Gérald A. Beaudoin, The Hon. Joan Fraser, The Hon. Jean-Robert Gauthier, The Hon. Shirley Maheu, The Hon. Jean-Maurice Simard.
From the House of Commons: Mauril Bélanger, Eugène Bellemare, Gérard Binet, Sarmite Bulte, Claude Drouin, John Godfrey, Yvon Godin, Rahim Jaffer, Benoît Sauvageau, Yolande Thibeault.
In attendance: From the Senate: Tonu Onu, Co-Clerk of the Committee. From the House of Commons: Jean-François Pagé, Acting Co-Clerk of the Committee and Jean-Michel Roy, Committee Clerk. From the Library of Parliament: Françoise Coulombe and Robert Asselin, Research Officers.
Appearing: From the House of Commons: Peter Milliken, Speaker.
Witness(es): From the House of Commons: William Corbett, Clerk of the House.
In accordance with Standing Order 108 (1a) (2), a study on the broadcasting of the House of Commons' debates in both official languages by CPAC.
The Speaker made an opening statement and with William Corbett, answered questions.
At 5:04 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Tonu Onu
Co-Clerk of the Committee
Jean-François Pagé
Acting Co-Clerk of the Committee