Official Languages Committee on March 7th, 2016

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

I just want to know how it works.

[The Chair, Liberal, Denis Paradis]

Under this new approach, the parliamentary secretary is an observer. He is not a member of the committee.

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

Okay.

Does he have the right to vote?

[The Chair, Liberal, Denis Paradis]

No.

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

But he can come and see you, given that he provides a direct link.

[The Chair, Liberal, Denis Paradis]

Certainly.

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

Okay.

[The Chair, Liberal, Denis Paradis]

The committee is more independent that way.

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

Okay.

[The Chair, Liberal, Denis Paradis]

Mr. Généreux, you have the floor.

[Bernard Généreux, Conservative, Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, QC]

You say that it gives the committee more independence, but is he allowed to meet his colleagues in order to—

[The Chair, Liberal, Denis Paradis]

He can talk to his colleagues, as all members of Parliament can.

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

This is new for us.

[The Chair, Liberal, Denis Paradis]

We can discuss it at greater length another time. I think that people are waiting for us to leave.

Thank you very much.

[Donna Achimov]

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thanks to your committee.

[The Chair, Liberal, Denis Paradis]

A pleasure.

Meeting adjourned.