Official Languages Committee on March 23rd, 2017

Evidence of meeting #53 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 jazz.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Air Canada’s Implementation of the Official Languages Act

Committee Business

Members speaking

Before the committee

David Rheault Senior Director, Government Affairs and Community Relations, Air Canada

Arielle Meloul-Wechsler Vice President, Human Resources, Air Canada

Serge Corbeil Director, Government Relations, Western Region, Air Canada

Chantal Dugas General Manager, Linguistic Affairs and Diversity, Air Canada

Marie-Josée Pagé Flight Attendant, Head of the Francization Committee , Air Canada Component of the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 4091

Francis Manfredi In-Charge Flight Attendant, Air Canada

Lucie Lecomte Committee Researcher

1:25 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Denis Paradis

They aren't listening to me!

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The Clerk of the Committee Ms. Christine Holke

These motions must be adopted because it's the end of the fiscal year. They have the copies of the motions on hand.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Denis Paradis

What are the motions?

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The Clerk

They are the budgets for Air Canada and the Canadian justice system.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Denis Paradis

Okay.

Legal approval is required.

Please have a seat.

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Lucie Lecomte Committee Researcher

It's financial approval. It's even more important.

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Denis Paradis

Sorry, financial approval is required.

Since we heard Air Canada, the motion is the following: That the draft budget in the amount of $6,800 for the committee's study of Air Canada's implementation of the Official Languages Act be adopted.

Do you agree?

(Motion agreed to)

1:25 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Denis Paradis

The second motion is the following: That the draft budget in the amount of $25,800 for the committee's study of the full implementation of the Official Languages Act in the Canadian justice system be adopted.

Do you agree?

(Motion agreed to)

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Liberal

The Chair Liberal Denis Paradis

Ms. Holke, is that all the motions for today?

That's it for the motions.

We'll see each other in two weeks.

Thank you everyone.

The meeting is adjourned.