Official Languages Committee on Dec. 12th, 2006

Evidence of meeting #34 for Official Languages in the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was cuts.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Vitality of Official Language Minority Communities

Committee Business

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Marielle Beaulieu Executive Director, Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada

Gaétan Cousineau Director General, Fédération canadienne pour l'alphabétisation en français

Murielle Gagné-Ouellette Director General, Commission nationale des parents francophones

Jean-Rodrigue Paré Committee Researcher

Clerk of the Committee Ms. Danielle Bélisle

Mariette Carrier-Fraser President, Assemblée de la francophonie de l'Ontario

Francine Brisebois Centre culturel de Cornwall, Stormont, Dundas et Glengarry

Pierre Bourbeau Director General, Fédération culturelle canadienne-française

Jean Comtois Vice-President, Assemblée de la francophonie de l'Ontario

10:55 a.m.

Bloc

Vivian Barbot Bloc Papineau, QC

It is up to the committee to decide whether it is admissible or not. Allow me to explain.

We introduced the first motion within the required time, in due form. The Conservatives are telling us that it is not admissible because the “Fund” does not exist. We can, as a committee, decide to amend it.

11 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Guy Lauzon

But if it is not admissible, we cannot amend it.

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Bloc

Vivian Barbot Bloc Papineau, QC

But why would it not be admissible? That is the point on which I am in disagreement with you.

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Liberal

Pablo Rodriguez Liberal Honoré-Mercier, QC

I think that we are playing with words. It was admissible.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Guy Lauzon

You told me that it was not.

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NDP

Yvon Godin NDP Acadie—Bathurst, NB

It is.

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Conservative

Pierre Lemieux Conservative Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON

We took a decision.

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Bloc

Vivian Barbot Bloc Papineau, QC

No, we are discussing it.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Guy Lauzon

There could be a call.

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Conservative

Pierre Lemieux Conservative Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON

It's simple: 48 hours notice is required.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Guy Lauzon

Are there any other questions?

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Bloc

Vivian Barbot Bloc Papineau, QC

We're talking about 48 hours notice when we're ending tomorrow morning. You're making fun of me.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Guy Lauzon

The committee is adjourned.