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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Official Languages (LANG)
42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting No. 80
Tuesday, November 21, 2017, 3:35 p.m. to 5:35 p.m.
Televised
Presiding
Hon. Denis Paradis, Chair (Liberal)

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• Phil McColeman for Stephanie Kusie (Conservative)
Library of Parliament
• Lucie Lecomte, Analyst
Full Implementation of the Official Languages Act in the Canadian Justice System
• Marco Mendicino, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
Department of Justice
• Sacha Baharmand, Counsel, Official Languages Directorate, Public Law and Legislative Services Sector
• Stephen Zaluski, General Counsel and Director, Judicial Affairs, Courts and Tribunal Policy, Public Law and Legislative Services Sector
Barreau du Québec
• Paul-Matthieu Grondin, President of the Quebec Bar
Superior Court of Québec
• Hon. Jacques R. Fournier, Chief Justice
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(f) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, January 31, 2017, the Committee resumed its study of the full implementation of the Official Languages Act in the Canadian justice system.

Marco Mendicino made a statement and, with Sacha Baharmand and Stephen Zaluski, answered questions.

At 4:31 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 4:37 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Hon. Jacques R. Fournier and Paul Matthieu Grondin, by videoconference from Montréal, Quebec, made statements and answered questions.

At 5:21 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:22 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.

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

It was agreed, — That in relation to the studies of access to early childhood services in the minority language and French and English as a second-language programs, the proposed budget in the amount of $87,003.35, for the Committee’s travel to Whitehorse, Yukon, Vancouver, British Columbia, Edmonton, Alberta, and Winnipeg, Manitoba, in the Winter and Spring 2018, be adopted, and that the Chair present this budget to the Budget Subcommittee of the Liaison Committee.

At 5:35 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Christine Holke
Clerk of the Committee