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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 30

Tuesday, March 19, 2002

The Standing Joint Committee on Official Languages met at 3:30 p.m., this day, in Room 371, West Block, the Co-Chairs, The Hon. Shirley Maheu and Mauril Bélanger, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present:

 

From the Senate : The Hon. Jean-Robert Gauthier, The Hon. Viola Léger, The Hon. Shirley Maheu and The Hon. Raymond C. Setlakwe.

 

From the House of Commons : Mauril Bélanger, Gérard Binet, Sarmite Bulte, Yvon Godin, Yvon Godin, Scott Reid, Benoît Sauvageau and Yolande Thibeault.

 

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 Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Françoise Coulombe, Researcher.

Witnesses: From the « Fédération de la jeunesse canadienne-française »: Chantal Berard, Executive Director; Michel Hamon Liboiron, President. From the « Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne »: Georges Arès, President; Richard Barrette, Executive Director. From the « Fédération nationale des femmes canadiennes-françaises »: Brigitte Duguay, Executive Director; Lili St-Gelais, Member of the Board. From the « Fédération nationale des conseillères et conseillers scolaires francophones »: Paul Charbonneau, Executive Director; Marc Boily, President. From the « Association canadienne d'éducation de la langue française »: Charlotte Ouellet, Executive Secretary; Gérald C. Boudreau, President. From the « Commission nationale des parents francophones »: Jean Giroux-Gagné, Vice-President.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(4)b), the Committee resumed its consultation of the English and French linguistic minority communities of Canada on the action plan of the Minister responsible for coordinating issues on Official Languages.

The witnesses made statements and answered questions.

At 4:35 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:40 p.m., the sitting resumed.

At 5:32 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Tonu Onu

Co-Clerk of the Committee

 

Jean-François Pagé

 

Co-Clerk of the Committee