Official Languages Committee on Nov. 29th, 2016

Evidence of meeting #37 for Official Languages in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was provinces.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Briefing on Accountability Measures for Official Languages

MPs speaking

Denis Paradis
Sylvie Boucher
René Arseneault
François Choquette
Darrell Samson
Linda Lapointe
Paul Lefebvre
Dan Vandal
John Nater
Fayçal El-Khoury

Also speaking

Clerk of the Committee  Ms. Christine Holke
Hubert Lussier  Assistant Deputy Minister, Citizenship, Heritage and Regions, Department of Canadian Heritage
Jean-Pierre Gauthier  Director General, Official Languages Branch, Citizenship, Heritage and Regions, Department of Canadian Heritage
Carl Trottier  Assistant Deputy Minister, Governance, Planning and Policy Sector, Treasury Board Secretariat
Marc Tremblay  Executive Director of Official Languages, Governance, Planning and Policy Sector, Treasury Board Secretariat

10:35 a.m.

Director General, Official Languages Branch, Citizenship, Heritage and Regions, Department of Canadian Heritage

Jean-Pierre Gauthier

I can tell you that this is a comment we heard repeatedly during the round table consultations this summer. We have taken note of it. We are in the process of reflecting on the proposals to be made to the minister for her next action plan. It's clearly something we've heard as well.

10:35 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Denis Paradis

Thank you very much, Mr. Lefebvre.

Mr. Tremblay, I don't want to go back to the Treasury Board Secretariat's hesitation about testifying before us today, but I want to remind you of something.

Mrs. Boucher asked you two or three times to give us a list of problematic institutions. You sent our committee the annual report and all kinds of documents, but I'm asking you to send the committee what Mrs. Boucher asked for. Please send it to the clerk as quickly as possible.

10:35 a.m.

Liberal

Fayçal El-Khoury Liberal Laval—Les Îles, QC

To support your request, I would like us to set a deadline, be it in two or three weeks, or a month, to fulfill Mrs. Boucher's request. Could you set a date?

10:35 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Denis Paradis

Mr. Tremblay, you have two weeks to provide the committee with the documents that Mrs. Boucher requested.

10:35 a.m.

Liberal

René Arseneault Liberal Madawaska—Restigouche, NB

As a reminder, this document is to provide a list of problematic institutions, right?

10:35 a.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Denis Paradis

Yes, that's it.

Thank you all for your presentations.

This ends today's meeting.

(The meeting is adjourned.)