Procedure and House Affairs Committee on May 1st, 2018

Evidence of meeting #100 for Procedure and House Affairs in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was language.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Use of Indigenous Languages in Proceedings of the House of Commons

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Clerk of the Committee Mr. Andrew Lauzon

Stéphan Déry Chief Executive Officer, Translation Bureau, Department of Public Works and Government Services

Matthew Ball Acting Vice-President, Translation Bureau, Department of Public Works and Government Services

Jérémie Séror Director and Associate Dean, University of Ottawa, Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute

Johanne Lacasse Director General, Eeyou Istchee James Bay Regional Government

Melissa Saganash Director of Cree-Québec Relations, Grand Council of the Crees/Cree Nation Government, Eeyou Istchee James Bay Regional Government

1 p.m.

Director of Cree-Québec Relations, Grand Council of the Crees/Cree Nation Government, Eeyou Istchee James Bay Regional Government

Melissa Saganash

It's a pleasure. Thank you.

1 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell

Thank you very much. It's great you could come here, and it was very helpful.

Committee members, don't leave yet for a minute. After I hit the gavel I want you to stay for another minute.

1 p.m.

Liberal

David Graham Liberal Laurentides—Labelle, QC

Let the record show that we met, but we didn't meet.

1 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Larry Bagnell

Right.

As we agreed earlier, during the first hour on Thursday we'll do the last couple of witnesses, and next Tuesday we'll do the electronic petitions in the first hour and drafting instructions for this report in the second hour.

The meeting is adjourned.