Official Languages Committee on May 15th, 2014

Evidence of meeting #25 for Official Languages in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was artists.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

The Economic Situation of Canada's Minority Linguistic Communities
Committee Business

MPs speaking

Michael Chong
Jamie Nicholls
Joyce Bateman
Lise St-Denis
Jacques Gourde
Corneliu Chisu
Tyrone Benskin
Joe Daniel
Yvon Godin

Also speaking

Serge Kaptegaine  Executive Director, Canadian Centre for Refugee Employment
Guy Rodgers  Executive Director, English Language Arts Network Quebec
Peter MacGibbon  President, English Language Arts Network Quebec
Gerald Cutting  President, Townshippers' Association
Rachel Hunting  Executive Director, Townshippers' Association

10:30 a.m.

NDP

Jamie Nicholls NDP Vaudreuil—Soulanges, QC

May we have a recorded vote?

10:30 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Michael Chong

A request has been made for a recorded vote.

(Motion negatived: nays 5; yeas 4)

Monsieur Gourde.

10:30 a.m.

Conservative

Jacques Gourde Conservative Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, QC

Can we proceed in camera?

10:30 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Michael Chong

Okay, I will pass the floor, once again, to the clerk for a recorded vote on the motion in front of the committee.

(Motion agreed to: yeas 5; nays 4)

[Proceedings continue in camera]