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Minutes of Proceedings

42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting No. 67
Tuesday, June 13, 2017, 11:04 a.m. to 12:58 p.m.
Televised
Presiding
Hon. Denis Paradis, Chair (Liberal)

Library of Parliament
• Lucie Lecomte, Analyst
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages
• Ghislaine Saikaley, Interim Commissioner
• Mary Donaghy, Assistant Commissioner, Policy and Communications Branch
• Pascale Giguère, Director and General Counsel, Legal Affairs Branch
• Jean Marleau, Acting Assistant Commissioner, Compliance Assurance Branch
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(f), the Committee commenced consideration of the 2016-2017 Annual Report of the Interim Commissioner of Official Languages, referred to the Committee on Thursday, June 8, 2017.

Ghislaine Saikaley made a statement and, with Mary Donaghy, answered questions.

At 12:07 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:20 p.m., the sitting resumed in a non-televised session.

The Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.

The Committee resumed consideration of the motion of François Choquette, — That the Committee recommend to the Prime Minister that he meet with the Fédération des communautés francophones et acadiennes du Canada and the Quebec Community Groups Network in order to include them in the process for selecting the next Commissioner of Official Languages; and that the Chair report this to the House.

The debate continued.

Amendment

John Nater moved, — That the motion be amended by replacing the word “include” with the word “consult”.

After debate, the question was put on the amendment of John Nater and it was negatived on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Sylvie Boucher, François Choquette, Bernard Généreux, John Nater — 4;

NAYS: René Arseneault, Linda Lapointe, Paul Lefebvre, Darrell Samson, Dan Vandal — 5.

It was agreed, — That the debate be adjourned until Tuesday, June 20, 2017 .

At 12:58 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Christine Holke
Clerk of the Committee