Official Languages Committee on March 23rd, 2010

Evidence of meeting #4 for Official Languages in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was english.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Review of the Last 40 Years of the Official Languages Act

Official Languages Policies and Programs in the Main Estimates 2010-2011 of the Department of Canadian Heritage

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Robert Donnelly President, Quebec Community Groups Network

Nicola Johnston Co-Chair, Youth Standing Committee, Quebec Community Groups Network

Sylvia Martin-Laforge Director General, Quebec Community Groups Network

Pablo Sobrino Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy, Planning and Corporate Affairs, Department of Canadian Heritage

Judith LaRocque Deputy Minister, Department of Canadian Heritage

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NDP

Yvon Godin NDP Acadie—Bathurst, NB

Eighty per cent?

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Deputy Minister, Department of Canadian Heritage

Judith LaRocque

However, that is not all. We must issue the cheque as quickly as possible while ensuring due diligence.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Steven Blaney

Very well.

10:55 a.m.

Deputy Minister, Department of Canadian Heritage

Judith LaRocque

We are currently also working on establishing a direct deposit system. We are certainly trying to modernize our methods.

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NDP

Yvon Godin NDP Acadie—Bathurst, NB

These are their credit cards.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Steven Blaney

Thank you very much, Mr. Godin.

We will be able to find out what your reaction is to the committee's recommendations as to approval times.

We have now gotten to the end of our meeting.

Thank you very much, Minister, for your attendance and that of your representatives.

Thank you to everyone.

10:55 a.m.

Conservative

James Moore Conservative Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam, BC

Thank you.

(The meeting is adjourned.)