Official Languages Committee on March 7th, 2016

Evidence of meeting #4 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 use.

A video is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Briefing on the current Roadmap for Official Languages

MPs speaking

Denis Paradis
Sylvie Boucher
John Nater
Mauril Bélanger
Linda Lapointe
François Choquette
Darrell Samson
Dan Vandal
Bernard Généreux

Also speaking

Sally Thornton  Assistant Deputy Minister, Governance Planning and Policy Sector, Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer, Treasury Board Secretariat
Marc Tremblay  Executive Director, Official Languages Centre of Excellence, Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer, Treasury Board Secretariat
Donna Achimov  Chief Executive Officer, Translation Bureau, Department of Public Works and Government Services
Adam Gibson  Vice-President, Linguistic Services, Translation Bureau, Department of Public Works and Government Services
David Schwartz  Vice-President, Integrated Services, Translation Bureau, Department of Public Works and Government Services

5:30 p.m.

Conservative

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

I just want to know how it works.

5:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Denis Paradis

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

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Conservative

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

Okay.

Does he have the right to vote?

5:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Denis Paradis

No.

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Conservative

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.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Denis Paradis

Certainly.

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Conservative

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

Okay.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Denis Paradis

The committee is more independent that way.

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Conservative

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

Okay.

5:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Denis Paradis

Mr. Généreux, you have the floor.

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Conservative

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—

5:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Denis Paradis

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

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Conservative

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

This is new for us.

5:30 p.m.

Liberal

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.

5:30 p.m.

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

Donna Achimov

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

5:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Denis Paradis

A pleasure.

Meeting adjourned.