Official Languages Committee on May 7th, 2019

Evidence of meeting #143 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 directive.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Implementation of Part VII of the Official Languages Act in the Administration of the Surplus Federal Lands and Real Property Disposal Process

Workplace Safety for Parliamentary Interpreters

Committee Business

MPs speaking

Emmanuella Lambropoulos

Also speaking

Michael Mills Associate Deputy Minister, Real Property Services Branch, Public Services and Procurement Canada

John McBain President and Chief Executive Officer, Canada Lands Company Limited

Jessica Sultan Senior Director, Real Property and Materiel Policy Division, Acquired Services and Assets Sector, Office of the Comptroller General, Treasury Board Secretariat

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

Lucie Levesque Director General, Real Property Services Branch, Public Services and Procurement Canada

12:55 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Denis Paradis

Time is passing. I'll allow brief responses.

I turn the floor over to Mr. Rioux.

12:55 p.m.

Liberal

Jean Rioux Liberal Saint-Jean, QC

Mr. Clarke, I can't do anything else but support you. University training has resumed at the Royal Military College in Saint-Jean. I believe the RCMP's loss would nullify the advance we have experienced in bilingualism.

12:55 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Denis Paradis

Are there any other comments?

12:55 p.m.

Liberal