LANG Committee Report
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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Tuesday, April 16, 2002
(Meeting No. 32)
The Standing Joint Committee on Official Languages met in a televised session at 3:30 p.m., this day, in Room 253-D, Centre Block, the Co-Chair, Mauril Bélanger, presiding.
Members of the Committee present:
From the Senate: The Hon. Gérald A. Beaudoin, The Hon. Jean-Robert Gauthier, The Hon. Viola Léger and The Hon. Raymond C. Setlakwe.
From the House of Commons: Mauril Bélanger, Gérard Binet, Sarmite Bulte, Yvon Godin, Benoît Sauvageau and Yolande Thibeault.
In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Françoise Coulombe and Marion Ménard, analysts.
Appearing: The Hon. Lucienne Robillard, President of the Treasury Board.
Witnesses: From the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat: Carole Swan, Associate Secretary of the Treasury Board; Diana Monnet, Assistant Secretary, Official Languages; Ralph Heintzman, Assistant Secretary, Strategic Policy and Planning.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(4)b), a review of Official languages policies and programs of the Treasury Board.
The Minister made a statement and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.
At 5:01 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 5:07 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera. The Committee proceeded to consider a draft report on the consultation with official language minority communities.
It was agreed, That the report entitled "The official language minority told us " be adopted in its modified form as the Eighth report of the Standing Joint Committee and that the Co-Chairs table the report in the Senate and in the House of Commons.
It was agreed, That the Committee print 550 copies of its Eighth report in tumble bilingual format.
It was agreed, That the analysts and the Co-Clerks be authorized to make editorial changes as may be necessary without changing the substance of the Report.
At 5:24 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