Evidence of meeting #60 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 cases.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Michel Doucet  Professor , Expert in language rights, Law Faculty, University of Moncton
Louise Aucoin  President, Fédération des associations de juristes d'expression française de Common Law inc
Tamra Thomson  Director, Legislation and Law Reform, Canadian Bar Association
Melina Buckley  Representative, Canadian Bar Association

10:55 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Steven Blaney

Thank you, sir.

I would like to remind the committee members that it is 11 o'clock. I would like to know whether or not the committee is prepared to make a decision on the motion.

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Liberal

Raymonde Folco Liberal Laval—Les Îles, QC

I would ask for a vote, Mr. Chairman.

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Conservative

Sylvie Boucher Conservative Beauport—Limoilou, QC

Mr. Chairman, we want this to be a recorded division.

10:55 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Steven Blaney

Agreed, we will now move on to the vote.

The motion reads as follows:

That the Standing Committee on Official Languages invite the Honourable Bev Oda, Minister of Canadian Heritage; the Honourable Josée Verner, Minister for La Francophonie and Official Languages; and the Honourable Rob Nicholson, Minister of Justice, to explain to the Committee at its next meeting on Thursday, June 21, 2007 or in September, 2007, the reasons why the Court Challenges Program was cancelled in September 2006.

(The motion was agreed to by a vote of 5 to 3).

10:55 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Steven Blaney

I would also like to tell you, before I adjourn the meeting, that I have distributed a document on committee practices as they relate to the appearance of witnesses. It pertains to the budget that is required to cover witnesses' expenses.

Does the committee give its consent for the tabling of the current expenses by witnesses?

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A voice

Yes.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Steven Blaney

Agreed, consent is given.

The meeting is adjourned.