Official Languages Committee on Oct. 28th, 2025

Evidence of meeting #6 for Official Languages in the 45th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was institutions.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Minority-Language Education Continuum

Members speaking

Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault

Jim Belanger

Louis Villeneuve

Giovanna Mingarelli

Before the committee

St-Onge Chief Executive Officer, Association francophone à l'éducation des services à l'enfance de l'Ontario

Romaric Sessua Kuengou Chair, Commission scolaire francophone du Nunavut

Martin Vice-Chair, Commission scolaire francophone du Nunavut

Normand President and Chief Executive Officer, Association des collèges et universités de la francophonie canadienne

Côté Deputy Director, Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs, and Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University

Rousseau Program Manager, Early Childhood Education, Association des collèges et universités de la francophonie canadienne

1 p.m.

Liberal

Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault Liberal Madawaska—Restigouche, NB

It's about the number of witnesses. We're suggesting six witnesses in total.

1 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Yvan Baker

Okay.

1 p.m.

Bloc

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

I agree, but I would like the Bloc Québécois to choose at least one witness.

1 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Yvan Baker

Are we in agreement?

Mr. Godin, you have the floor.

1 p.m.

Conservative

Joël Godin Conservative Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC

Mr. Chair, I propose increasing the number of witnesses to seven, precisely so the Bloc Québécois can choose one of them.

1 p.m.

Bloc

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

It would be three witnesses for the Liberals, three witnesses for the Conservatives and one witness for the Bloc Québécois. That seems fine to me.

1 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Yvan Baker

Is that okay with everyone?

So the deadline for providing the list of witnesses is Friday of next week. We propose to call a total of seven witnesses, including one selected by the Bloc Québécois.

1 p.m.

Bloc

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

So it will be Friday, November 7.

1 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Yvan Baker

Let's set the deadline for Friday, November 7, at noon. There will be seven witnesses, including one selected by the Bloc Québécois.

Is that okay?

1 p.m.

Conservative

Joël Godin Conservative Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC