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Minutes of Proceedings

42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting No. 2
Monday, February 22, 2016, 3:35 p.m. to 4:26 p.m.
Presiding
Hon. Denis Paradis, Chair (Liberal)

• Greg Fergus for Hon. Mauril Bélanger (Liberal)
• Alain Rayes for Sylvie Boucher (Conservative)
Library of Parliament
• Chloé Forget, Analyst
The Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.

It was agreed, — That the Committee review the status of official languages in minority settings across Canada, initially by inviting individuals and groups working on the ground, as well as officials from the various departments and agencies responsible for the administration of the Official Languages Act, to appear before the Committee; and possibly also by travelling to English- and French-language minority communities across Canada.

It was agreed, — That the federation des communautés Francophones et acadienne be invited to appear before the Committee for one hour, on Wednesday, February 24, 2016

It was agreed, — That the Assistant Deputy Minister of Heritage Canada, in charge of Citizenship, Heritage and Regions be invited to appear before the Committee on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 in relation to the current Roadmap for Official Languages

It was agreed, — That the Quebec community Groups Network be invited to appear before the Community at the beginning of March 2016

Motion

Greg Fergus moved, — That the Committee invite Ms. Donna Achimov, Chief Executive Officer of the Translation Bureau, to appear as part of a study on the mandate and the delivery of services of this public institution;

That this study should have duration of three (3) to five (5) meetings of the Committee and that it also covers their new translation tool;

That the date of the commencement of this study be a decision of the Committee at a later date, at a time deemed conducive.

After debate, the question was put on the motion and it was agreed to.

On motion of Paul Lefebvre, it was agreed, — That the Committee congratulate the Government of Ontario for apologizing to the Franco-Ontarian community for Regulation 17, which prohibited the use of French as a language of instruction or communication in Ontarian schools, and for recognizing the detrimental effect it had on generations of Ontarian francophones.

At 4:26 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Georges Etoka
Clerk of the Committee