Official Languages Committee on Oct. 20th, 2016

[The Chair, Liberal, Denis Paradis]

Indeed.

[Paul Lefebvre, Liberal, Sudbury, ON]

What do the clerk and analysts suggest?

[The Chair, Liberal, Denis Paradis]

Pardon me?

[Paul Lefebvre, Liberal, Sudbury, ON]

What do the clerk and analysts suggest?

[The Chair, Liberal, Denis Paradis]

I'll let the clerk speak.

[The Clerk]

Do the committee members wish to submit their report at the end of November or at the beginning of December?

[Some hon. members]

At the beginning of December.

[The Clerk]

Very well.

The House is not sitting the week of November 7. That will probably give the analysts some time to draft the report. It will then have to be sent for translation, and that can take more time.

Do you expect it to be a lengthy report? Do you have any idea, or are you leaving it to the discretion of the analysts?

[Sylvie Boucher, Conservative, Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d’Orléans—Charlevoix, QC]

I don't think a 400-page report would make for pleasant reading.

[Paul Lefebvre, Liberal, Sudbury, ON]

We can leave that up to the analysts. We've heard from a number of witnesses, and the report should reflect that input.

[The Chair, Liberal, Denis Paradis]

Would you like a report outline?

[Sylvie Boucher, Conservative, Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d’Orléans—Charlevoix, QC]

Yes, it might be a good idea to have one.

[Lucie Lecomte, Committee Researcher]

Yes, beforehand, so we can discuss it.

[Sylvie Boucher, Conservative, Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d’Orléans—Charlevoix, QC]

It would help us figure out where we want to go.

[The Chair, Liberal, Denis Paradis]

When can we have the outline?

[Lucie Lecomte]

Perhaps December 3?

[The Clerk]

December 3.

[Sylvie Boucher, Conservative, Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d’Orléans—Charlevoix, QC]

No, November 3.

[The Clerk]

Okay, November 3. Is that too soon?

[Lucie Lecomte]

No, I'll get right on it.

[The Clerk]

The analysts need at least some idea as to what direction they should take.

[The Chair, Liberal, Denis Paradis]

Indeed. We need to be clear about the direction we want to go in.

[The Clerk]

And having it by the break week.

[Lucie Lecomte]

I need to mention two other things.

First, I didn't receive any briefs, so I wouldn't be able to include them. Second, I would need to know when the committee will stop hearing from witnesses.

[The Clerk]

The committee will have to decide when it will stop hearing from witnesses. Of course I kept some dates open so that the committee could meet with the Quebec government minister.