Official Languages Committee on June 16th, 2009

Evidence of meeting #28 for Official Languages in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was organizations.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Federal Government's Support for Post-secondary Institutions and their Efforts in Promoting Bilingualism in Canada

Study on some Organizations' Current Situation with Respect to Federal Funding

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Lise Routhier-Boudreau President, Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada

Robert Donnelly President, Quebec Community Groups Network

Suzanne Bossé Director General, Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada

Sylvia Martin-Laforge Director General, Quebec Community Groups Network

Diane Côté Director, Community and Government Liaison, Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada

10:30 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Steven Blaney

You want to introduce an amendment, Ms. Glover?

10:30 a.m.

Conservative

Shelly Glover Conservative Saint Boniface, MB

Yes. At the start, I asked that we delete the word “impacts” and focus on delays.

10:30 a.m.

Liberal

Pablo Rodriguez Liberal Honoré-Mercier, QC

This goes beyond impacts.

10:30 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Steven Blaney

Just a moment. I would like to clearly understand what Ms. Glover said. I'm going to reread the motion:

That the Committee study, at the earliest opportunity, the impacts of the delays in providing funding to beneficiary organizations, following what was heard at the meeting of June 16, 2009.

Ms. Glover, do you have an amendment to move?

10:30 a.m.

Conservative

Shelly Glover Conservative Saint Boniface, MB

First, I think we've established that June 16 is impossible.

10:30 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Steven Blaney

That's today's meeting.

10:30 a.m.

Conservative

Shelly Glover Conservative Saint Boniface, MB

Pardon me.

10:30 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Steven Blaney

It is moved that, pursuant to what we've heard today, we will examine the impacts—

10:30 a.m.

Conservative

Shelly Glover Conservative Saint Boniface, MB

I would like to delete the word “impacts” so that we focus on the delays themselves. Impact means that we have to invite 100 groups. We're going to vote on the amendment, and that will be in the minutes. You're going to slow everything down.

10:30 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Steven Blaney

So the amendment would read as follows: “That the Committee study, at the earliest opportunity, the delays...”

We're going to put the question on the amendment.

(Amendment negatived)

10:30 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Steven Blaney

We'll now put the question on the motion.

10:30 a.m.

Conservative

Pierre Lemieux Conservative Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON

Can you read the motion once again?

10:30 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Steven Blaney

All right, I'm going to reread it, Mr. Lemieux.

That the committee study, at the earliest opportunity, the impacts of the delays in providing funding to beneficiary organizations, following what was heard at the meeting of June 16, 2009.

(Motion carried unanimously)

10:35 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Steven Blaney

That brings the first part of our meeting to an end. Thank you.

We're going to suspend for a few minutes. We've scheduled a second part to discuss the report.

Is it fine with you if we continue, Ms. Glover?

[Proceedings continue in camera]