Evidence of meeting #2 for Official Languages in the 43rd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was amendment.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Clerk of the Committee  Mr. Michel Marcotte
Lucie Lecomte  Analyst

3:40 p.m.

Conservative

Joël Godin Conservative Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC

Mr. Chair, I want to make a comment. I fully agree with you when the technology works well. Unfortunately, SharePoint isn't a reference. In order for the committee to run smoothly, I suggest that the information be posted on the Source site and in SharePoint, and that we also be sent an email through the P9 account.

3:40 p.m.

Liberal

René Arseneault Liberal Madawaska—Restigouche, NB

Only through the P9 account?

3:40 p.m.

Conservative

Joël Godin Conservative Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC

If some people use another address, they can inform the clerk.

3:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg

Yes.

3:40 p.m.

Conservative

Joël Godin Conservative Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC

I'm working with crossed-out sheets, and we need the right tools. I spoke up to ensure that the committee runs smoothly, Mr. Chair.

3:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg

Noted, Mr. Godin.

3:40 p.m.

Bloc

Mario Beaulieu Bloc La Pointe-de-l'Île, QC

Each member should tell the clerk how they want to receive the documents.

3:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg

I think that the clerk knows. We talked a little bit about the matter this morning. Ideally, it would be the P9 account for everyone and the A1 account at the same time.

3:40 p.m.

Conservative

Chris d'Entremont Conservative West Nova, NS

The new committee members don't have an A1 account.

3:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg

Indeed, but you'll definitely receive the documents through the P9 account.

3:40 p.m.

The Clerk

Does everyone have a P9 account? I know that some members have an M1 account.

February 25th, 2020 / 3:40 p.m.

Liberal

Patricia Lattanzio Liberal Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, QC

No. I have a P9 account.

I have a question.

3:40 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg

Ms. Lattanzio, you have the floor.

3:40 p.m.

Liberal

Patricia Lattanzio Liberal Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, QC

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

We're in the process of determining whether Statistics Canada representatives will be appearing on Thursday to give presentations and answer our questions.

We all received your report, Ms. Lecomte, and I want to thank you for it. I'm a new member of this committee, and the report gives me an overview of the situation. It's very helpful to us. That said, before we move on to the questions on Thursday, could we have a quick look at the document? The report isn't very complicated, but this would give us a chance to start the session with a sense of what happened in the past. There could be a 10- or 15-minute presentation to update us, and we could then ask questions. This presentation should take place before the people from Statistics Canada arrive.

3:45 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg

Okay. If we have time today, it would be helpful if this presentation could be given before the end of the meeting.

Ms. Lalonde, you have the floor.

3:45 p.m.

Liberal

Marie-France Lalonde Liberal Orléans, ON

I have a very technical question. Will all the information be in some type of e-binder?

3:45 p.m.

The Clerk

Yes. May I respond, Mr. Chair?

3:45 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg

Go ahead, Mr. Marcotte.

3:45 p.m.

The Clerk

There are two sources of information. First, there's the committee's French-language website, www.noscommunes.ca/lang.

3:45 p.m.

Liberal

Marie-France Lalonde Liberal Orléans, ON

Okay.

3:45 p.m.

The Clerk

You'll find all the committee business, a photo of all the members, notices of meetings, minutes, audio and video recordings, and transcripts of evidence from all the meetings. You have access to all this for each meeting. After last Thursday's meeting, I posted the minutes of the meeting on the website. It's all there.

Each study undertaken by the committee will be posted on the site at a later date. If we receive briefs in relation to a study, they'll be posted on the website, if they're public, of course. Sometimes briefs are confidential, but that occurs fairly rarely. All these documents are public and available to everyone.

As committee members, you now have a private space. You can access e-binders through Source, as the chair said. In Source, you have e-binders, and you can see your committee or committees. In your case, the official languages committee will likely appear.

In this space, you'll have all the documents distributed, including Library briefing notes and confidential briefing notes. Generally, these documents aren't public. For example, they include documents for your work and draft reports.

This is your workspace, where you can find the documents distributed. These documents are also sent by email, but understandably they get lost quickly. If you want to locate a document submitted as part of a previous study or meeting, you'll find it in Source.

Does this answer your question?

3:45 p.m.

Liberal

Marie-France Lalonde Liberal Orléans, ON

I think so. I'll look into it. If I have any questions, I'll come see you. Thank you.

3:45 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg

Mr. Angus, you have the floor.

3:45 p.m.

NDP

Charlie Angus NDP Timmins—James Bay, ON

I'm just trying to get a sense of what we're doing today. We have two motions. Are we going to go to those?

I'm interested in hearing from the analysts, but not today. I think if we're going to have orders of business, we need to follow them. It's difficult for me, sometimes, to have a sense of what's going on.

I'm an anglophone, but an agenda is simple. If I'm not mistaken, there are two motions, Ms. Lambropoulos's motion and my motion.

Is there another one?

3:45 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg

This afternoon, we certainly wanted to discuss business. We started with the first motion. However, as I said earlier, when we come back from our one-week break, we must decide what we'll do. At that time, it will be appropriate to discuss Ms. Lambropoulos's motion and the motion that you submitted to us.

If we have time before the end of the meeting, we could ask the analyst to provide an overview of the situation of rights holders in preparation for the meeting on Thursday.