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Studies & Bills

Information prior to the 40th Parliament is from notices of meetings. For the official record, please refer to the related minutes and transcripts.

There are limited electronic records available for the period prior to the 35th Parliament. For historical information, please contact: ctm@sen.parl.gc.ca or 1-800-267-7362

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Government Response to the fourth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages, entitled "Horizon 2018: Toward Stronger Support of French-language Learning in British Columbia"
 (2017-11-09)
Examine and report on Canadians’ views about modernizing the Official Languages Act
 (2017-04-06) Show Briefs
Monday, May 13, 2019 at 4:07 PM
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Monday, May 6, 2019 at 4:08 PM
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Monday, April 29, 2019 at 4:25 PM
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Monday, April 1, 2019 at 4:02 PM
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Monday, March 18, 2019 at 4:00 PM
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  • Patrick Borbey, President (Public Service Commission of Canada)
  • Nancy Chahwan, Chief Human Resources Officer (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)
  • Pascale Giguère, General Counsel, Legal Affairs Branch (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
  • Brent Homan, Deputy Commissioner, Compliance Sector (Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada)
  • Pierre Leduc, Assistant Commissioner, Policy and Communications Branch (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
  • Regan Morris, Legal Counsel, Legal Services Directorate (Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada)
  • Guylaine F. Roy, Deputy Minister, Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada)
  • Ghislaine Saikaley, Assistant Commissioner, Compliance Assurance Branch (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
  • Janine Sherman, Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet, Senior Personnel and Public Service Renewal (Privy Council Office)
Monday, February 25, 2019 at 4:00 PM
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  • Fiona Keith, Senior Counsel (Canadian Human Rights Commission)
  • Lucie Levesque, Director General, Real Property Services (Public Services and Procurement Canada)
  • Michael Mills, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Real Property Services (Public Services and Procurement Canada)
  • Marie-France Pelletier, Chief Administrator (Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada)
  • Keith Smith, Acting Director General, Policy and Communications (Canadian Human Rights Commission)
  • Jessica Sultan, Senior Director, Real Property and Materiel Policy Division (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)
  • David L. Thomas, Chairperson (Canadian Human Rights Tribunal )
Monday, February 18, 2019 at 4:00 PM
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  • Jane Badets, Assistant Chief Statistician , Social, Health and Labour Statistics Field (Statistics Canada)
  • Jean-Pierre Corbeil, Assistant Director and Chief Specialist of the Language Statistics Program, Social and Aboriginal Statistics Division (Statistics Canada)
  • Stéphan Déry, Chief Executive Officer (Translation Bureau)
  • Frédéric Duguay, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary (Canada Infrastructure Bank)
  • Céline Larabie, Executive Director, Human Resources (National Capital Commission)
  • Pierre Lavallée, President & CEO (Canada Infrastructure Bank)
  • David Manicom, Assistant Deputy Minister, Settlement and Integration (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada)
  • Anne Ménard, Acting Executive Director, Capital Stewardship (National Capital Commission)
  • Corinne Prince, Director General, Settlement and Integration Policy Branch (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada)
Monday, December 10, 2018 at 4:06 PM
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  • Pascale Giguère, General Counsel (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
  • Pierre Leduc, Assistant Commissioner, Policy and Communications Branch (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
  • Ghislaine Saikaley, Assistant Commissioner, Compliance Assurance Branch (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
  • Raymond Théberge, Commissioner of Official Languages (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
Monday, December 3, 2018 at 4:08 PM
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  • The Honourable Mélanie Joly, P.C., M.P., Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada)
  • Yvan Déry, Senior Director, Policy and Research, Official Languages Branch (Canadian Heritage)
  • Denis Racine, Director General, Official Languages Branch (Canadian Heritage)
  • Guylaine F. Roy, Deputy Minister, Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada)
Monday, November 19, 2018 at 5:00 PM
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  • Justin Dubois, Lawyer, Emond Harnden LLP (As an Individual)
Monday, November 5, 2018 at 5:04 PM
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  • The Honourable Marlene Jennings, P.C., Co-Chair, Access to Justice Committee (Quebec Community Groups Network)
  • Bruce McNiven, Co-Chair, Access to Justice Committee (Quebec Community Groups Network)
  • Stéphane Beaulac, Professor, Faculty of Law and Director, National Observatory on Language Rights, Université de Montréal (As an Individual)
Monday, October 29, 2018 at 5:02 PM
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  • Chantal Carbonneau, Deputy Chief Administrator, Judicial and Registry Services (Courts Administration Service)
  • Marc A. Giroux, Commissioner (Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs)
  • Daniel Gosselin, Chief Administrator (Courts Administration Service)
  • Marc-André O'Rourke, Lawyer, Legislation and Law Reform (Canadian Bar Association)
  • Mark Power, Chair, French Speaking Common Law Members Section (Canadian Bar Association)
Friday, October 26, 2018 at 9:48 AM
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  • Hugues Beaulieu, Executive Director (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages for New Brunswick)
  • Dominic Caron, Lawyer, Pink Larkin (As an Individual)
  • Michel Carrier, Acting Commissioner of Official Languages for New Brunswick (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages for New Brunswick)
Thursday, October 25, 2018 at 1:31 PM
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  • Sylvio Boudreau, First Vice-President (Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick)
  • Érik Labelle Eastaugh, Director, International Observatory on Language Rights, Université de Moncton (As an Individual)
  • Rachel Maillet Bard, Chairman (Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick)
  • Karine McLaren, Director, Centre for legal translation and terminology, Université de Moncton (As an Individual)
  • Josée Rioux-Walker, Sector Advisor-Trades and Justice (Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick)
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at 2:00 PM
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  • Dawn Arnold, Mayor (City of Moncton)
  • Maxime Bourgeois, Board Director (Dialogue New Brunswick)
  • Suzanne Cyr, Chair (FRYE Festival)
  • Nadine Duguay-Lemay, Chief Executive Officer (Dialogue New Brunswick)
  • Yves Goguen, President (Association des juristes d'expression française du Nouveau-Brunswick)
  • Nicole O. Melanson, Manager, Communications and Bilingual Services (City of Moncton)
  • Denis Roy, Dean, Faculty of Law, Université de Moncton (As an Individual)
Monday, October 22, 2018 at 5:02 PM
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  • Roger Bilodeau, Registrar (Supreme Court of Canada)
  • Ronald Bisson, Director (Réseau national de formation en justice)
  • Nadia Effendi, Chair (Association des juristes d'expression française de l'Ontario)
  • Geneviève Pilon, Acting Executive Director (Association des juristes d'expression française de l'Ontario)
Monday, October 15, 2018 at 5:00 PM
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  • Louis Beaudoin, President (Universal Linguistic Services)
  • Michael Bergman, President and Co-Founder (Association of English Speaking Jurists of Quebec)
  • Casper Bloom, Vice President (Association of English Speaking Jurists of Quebec)
  • Daniel Boivin, President (Fédération des associations de juristes d'expression française de common law inc.)
Monday, October 1, 2018 at 5:02 PM
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  • The Honourable Michel Bastarache, former Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada (As an Individual)
  • Françoise Enguehard, Author and Journalist (As an Individual)
  • Marie-France Kenny, Chief Executive Officer, Dualicom Inc. (As an Individual)
Monday, September 24, 2018 at 5:04 PM
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  • Linda Cardinal, Professor and holder of the Research Chair in Canadian Francophonie and Public Policies, University of Ottawa (As an Individual)
  • Graham Fraser, former Commissioner of Official Languages and Visiting Professor, McGill Institute for the Study of Canada (As an Individual)
  • Bernadette Sarazin, Co-Owner, Brio Strategies Inc. (As an Individual)
Monday, September 17, 2018 at 4:03 PM
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Monday, June 11, 2018 at 4:31 PM
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  • François Boileau, French Language Services Commissioner (Office of the French Language Services Commissioner of Ontario)
  • Katherine d'Entremont, Commissioner of Official Languages for New Brunswick (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages for New Brunswick)
  • Joseph Morin, Legal Counsel (Office of the French Language Services Commissioner of Ontario)
Monday, June 4, 2018 at 4:30 PM
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  • Linton Garner, Executive Director (Regional Association of West Quebecers)
  • Rachel Hunting, Executive Director (Townshippers' Association)
Monday, May 28, 2018 at 5:04 PM
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  • Geoffrey Chambers, Vice-President (Quebec Community Groups Network)
  • Jennifer Johnson, Executive Director (Community Health and Social Services Network)
  • Russel Kueber, Manager of Programs (Community Health and Social Services Network)
  • Eva Ludvig, Director (Quebec Community Groups Network)
  • Jennifer Maccarone, President (Quebec English School Boards Association)
  • Sylvia Martin-Laforge, Director General (Quebec Community Groups Network)
  • Marion Sandilands, Lawyer (Power Law) (Quebec English School Boards Association)
  • James Shea, President (Quebec Community Groups Network)
Monday, May 7, 2018 at 5:03 PM
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  • Kirwan Cox, Executive Director (Quebec English-Language Production Council)
  • Guy Rodgers, Executive Director (English Language Arts Network)
Monday, April 30, 2018 at 5:04 PM
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  • Stéphanie Chouinard, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Royal Military College of Canada (As an Individual)
  • The Honourable Senator Serge Joyal, P.C., Senator
  • Martin Normand, Postdoctoral Fellow, Chaire de recherche sur la francophonie et les politiques publiques, University of Ottawa (As an Individual)
Monday, April 23, 2018 at 5:04 PM
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  • Luc Desjardins, President (Association francophone des municipalités du Nouveau-Brunswick)
  • Frédérick Dion, Executive Director (Association francophone des municipalités du Nouveau-Brunswick)
  • Gino LeBlanc, Director, Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs, Simon Fraser University (As an Individual)
Monday, April 16, 2018 at 5:03 PM
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  • Ali Chaisson, Executive Director (Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick)
  • Joey Couturier, President (Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick)
  • Peter Hominuk, Executive Director (Assemblée de la francophonie de l'Ontario)
  • Carol Jolin, President (Assemblée de la francophonie de l'Ontario)
  • Isabelle Laurin, Executive Director (Association canadienne-française de l'Alberta)
  • Albert Nolette, Vice-President (Association canadienne-française de l'Alberta)
  • Simon Ouellette, Board Member (Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick)
  • Marie-Claude Rioux, Executive Director (Fédération acadienne de la Nouvelle-Écosse)
Monday, March 26, 2018 at 5:01 PM
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  • Élizabeth Allard, Chair (Fédération des aînées et aînés francophones du Canada)
  • Soukaina Boutiyeb, Executive Director (Alliance des femmes de la francophonie canadienne)
  • Alain Dupuis, Executive Director (Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada)
  • Beth James, Strategic Counsel (Power Law) (Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada)
  • Jean Johnson, Chair (Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada)
  • Mark Power, Lawyer (Power Law) (Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada)
  • Jean-Luc Racine, Director General (Fédération des aînées et aînés francophones du Canada)
Monday, March 19, 2018 at 5:01 PM
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  • Marie Hélène Eddie, Doctoral student in sociology, University of Ottawa (As an Individual)
  • Linda Lauzon, Executive Director (Association de la presse francophone)
  • Francis Sonier, President (Association de la presse francophone)
Monday, February 26, 2018 at 4:32 PM
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  • Gabrielle Lopez, Representative (Réseau pour le développement de l'alphabétisme et des compétences)
  • Michel Robillard, Board member (Réseau pour le développement de l'alphabétisme et des compétences)
Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 1:31 PM
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  • Louis Allain, Executive Director (Economic Development Council for Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities)
  • Teresa Collins, Executive Director (Francophone Affairs Secretariat of Manitoba)
  • Nancy Gouliquer, Knowledge Keeper (Union nationale métisse Saint-Joseph du Manitoba)
  • Pauline Hince, Métis Nation and Red River Métis Grandmother (Union nationale métisse Saint-Joseph du Manitoba)
  • Fred Meier, Clerk of the Executive Council, Cabinet Secretary and Co-Chair of the Francophone Affairs Advisory Council (Government of Manitoba)
  • Mariette Mulaire, President and Chief Executive Officer (World Trade Centre Winnipeg)
  • Rochelle Squires, Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs (Government of Manitoba)
  • Louis Tétrault, Executive Director (Association des municipalités bilingues du Manitoba)
Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 8:00 AM
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  • Krystyna Baranowski, Vice President (Canadian Parents for French - Manitoba)
  • Annie Bédard, Executive Director (Santé en français)
  • Gabor Csepregi, President (Saint-Boniface University)
  • Catherine Davies, Executive Director (Canadian Parents for French - Manitoba)
  • Alain Laberge, Director General (Division scolaire franco-manitobaine)
  • Francis LaBossière, President (Santé en français)
  • Ginette Lavack, Director General (Centre culturel franco-manitobain)
  • Brigitte L'Heureux, Executive Director (Fédération des parents francophones du Manitoba)
  • Christian Monnin, President (Société de la francophonie manitobaine)
  • Rena Prefontaine, President (Canadian Parents for French - Manitoba)
  • Bintou Sacko, Director, Accueil francophone (Société de la francophonie manitobaine)
Monday, February 12, 2018 at 5:02 PM
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  • Alpha Barry, President (Conseil des écoles fransaskoises)
  • Hélène Grimard, Vice President (Conseil des écoles fransaskoises)
  • Marie-France Lapierre, President and Trustee, Fraser Valley Region (Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique)
  • Jean Lemay, Member of the Executive Committee (National Federation of French-Language School Boards)
  • Marc-André Ouellette, Vice President and Trustee, Southern Vancouver Island Region (Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique)
  • Roger Paul, Executive Director (National Federation of French-Language School Boards)
Monday, February 5, 2018 at 5:01 PM
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  • Frédéric Brisson, Executive Director (Regroupement des éditeurs franco-canadiens)
  • Benoit Henry, Executive Director (Alliance nationale de l'industrie musicale)
  • Marie-Christine Morin, Assistant Director (Fédération culturelle canadienne-française)
  • Carol Ann Pilon, Executive Director (Alliance des producteurs francophones du Canada)
  • Maggy Razafimbahiny, Director General (Fédération culturelle canadienne-française)
  • Martin Théberge, President (Fédération culturelle canadienne-française)
Monday, December 11, 2017 at 4:34 PM
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Monday, December 4, 2017 at 5:00 PM
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  • Roukya Abdi Aden, Manager, National Coordination (Réseau de développement économique et d'employabilité)
  • Sébastien Benedict, Manager, Government and Community Relations (Réseau de développement économique et d'employabilité)
Monday, November 27, 2017 at 5:01 PM
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  • The Honourable Mélanie Joly, P.C., M.P., Minister of Canadian Heritage (Canadian Heritage)
  • Jean-Pierre Gauthier, Director General, Official Languages Branch, Citizenship, Heritage and Regions (Canadian Heritage)
  • Hubert Lussier, Assistant Deputy Minister, Citizenship, Heritage and Regions (Canadian Heritage)
Monday, November 6, 2017 at 5:00 PM
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  • Lynn Brouillette, Director General (Consortium national de formation en santé)
  • Alain-Michel Sékula, Director (Société Santé en français)
  • Raymond Théberge, Co-Chair of CNFS, Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Moncton (Consortium national de formation en santé)
  • Michel Tremblay, Executive Director (Société Santé en français)
Monday, October 23, 2017 at 5:01 PM
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  • Lise Bourgeois, Co-chair of the ACUFC and President of College La Cité (Association des collèges et universités de la francophonie canadienne)
  • Lynn Brouillette, Acting Director General (Association des collèges et universités de la francophonie canadienne)
  • Véronique Legault, President (Commission nationale des parents francophones)
  • Jean-Luc Racine, Executive Director (Commission nationale des parents francophones)
Monday, October 16, 2017 at 5:04 PM
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  • Pierre Foucher, Professor, Faculty of Law (University of Ottawa)
Monday, September 25, 2017 at 6:00 PM
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Friday, September 22, 2017 at 1:11 PM
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  • Jérémie Arsenault, Owner (Simple Feast Catering)
  • Mary-Jane Barter, President (Franco-Jeunes de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador)
  • Stéphane Blanchard, Youth Development Officer, Prince Edward Island (Réseau de développement économique et d'employabilité)
  • Jérémie Buote, Deputy Chair (Jeunesse Acadienne et Francophone de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard)
  • Gaël Corbineau, Executive Director (Franco-Jeunes de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador)
  • Alexis Couture, Past President (Fédération de la jeunesse canadienne-française)
  • Sue Duguay, President (Fédération des jeunes francophones du Nouveau-Brunswick)
  • Victoria Gibbs (French for the Future)
  • Thomas Haslam (Canadian Parents for French)
  • Jacinthe Lemire, Director (La Coopérative d'intégration francophone de l'ÎPÉ)
  • Katie Toole (French for the Future)
Friday, September 22, 2017 at 8:17 AM
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  • Marianne Cormier, Dean, Faculty of Education, Université de Moncton (As an Individual)
  • Paul Cyr, Director of Instruction (Commission scolaire de langue française)
  • Anastasia DesRoches, Executive Director (Fédération des parents de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard)
  • Éric Forgues, Executive Director, Canadian Institute for Research on Linguistic Minorities, Université de Moncton (As an Individual)
  • René Hurtubise, Executive Director, Director of Innovation and French Programs and Services (Prince Edward Island Department of Education, Early Learning and Culture)
  • Gail Lecky, Executive Director (Canadian Parents for French)
  • Madeleine Léger, Student, Mount Allison University (As an Individual)
  • Xavier Lord-Giroux, Acting President (Société nationale de l'Acadie)
  • Véronique Mallet, Executive Director (Société nationale de l'Acadie)
  • Isabelle Violette, Assistant Professor, Department of French Studies, Université de Moncton (As an Individual)
  • Mathieu Wade, Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Acadian Studies, Université de Moncton (As an Individual)
Monday, June 12, 2017 at 5:01 PM
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  • Cristina Andronic, Representative (Canadian Parents for French)
  • Lucy Asante, Representative (Canadian Parents for French)
  • Austin Henderson, Representative (Canadian Parents for French)
  • Nicole Thibault, Executive Director - National (Canadian Parents for French)
Monday, June 5, 2017 at 5:00 PM
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  • Julia Albert, Ambassador - 2016 (French for the Future)
  • Nicolette Belliveau, Ambassador - 2012 (French for the Future)
  • Deborah Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer (Experiences Canada)
  • Courtney Peters, Program Participant (Experiences Canada)
  • Khaleela Skinner, Program Participant (Experiences Canada)
Monday, May 29, 2017 at 5:02 PM
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  • Warren Thomson, Principal (Quebec High School)
Monday, May 8, 2017 at 5:00 PM
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  • Mario Clarke, Director, Entrepreneurship Program (Youth Employment Services Foundation)
  • Alexander Gordon, Member (Quebec Community Groups Network)
  • Rachel Hunting, Member (Quebec Community Groups Network)
  • Sarah Lukassen, Youth Coordinator (Youth Employment Services Foundation)
Monday, May 1, 2017 at 5:03 PM
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  • Sébastien Benedict, Manager, Government and Community Relations (Réseau de développement économique et d'employabilité)
  • Jean-Guy Bigeau, Chief Executive Officer (Réseau de développement économique et d'employabilité)
  • Justin Johnson, President (Fédération de la jeunesse canadienne-française)
  • Simon Methot, Youth Project Officer (Réseau de développement économique et d'employabilité)
  • Josée Vaillancourt, Executive Director (Fédération de la jeunesse canadienne-française)
Bill S-209, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act (communications with and services to the public)
 (2016-11-17)
Government response to the sixth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages entitled "Aiming Higher: Increasing bilingualism of our Canadian Youth", tabled in the Senate on June 15, 2015, during the Second Session of the Forty-first Parliament
 (2016-06-17)
Study on the challenges associated with access to French-language schools and French immersion programs in British Columbia
 (2016-04-20) Show Briefs
Monday, March 27, 2017 at 5:05 PM
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Monday, March 6, 2017 at 5:05 PM
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Monday, February 27, 2017 at 5:03 PM
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Monday, February 13, 2017 at 5:32 PM
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  • The Honourable Judy Foote, P.C., M.P., Minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada (Public Services and Procurement Canada)
  • Adam Gibson, A/Chief Executive Officer, Translation Bureau (Public Services and Procurement Canada)
  • Manon Lapensée, Director, Corporate Communications (Canada Lands Company Limited)
  • Marie Lemay, Deputy Minister (Public Services and Procurement Canada)
Monday, December 5, 2016 at 5:01 PM
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  • Jean-Pierre Corbeil, Assistant Director, Social and Aboriginal Statistics Division (Statistics Canada)
  • Deana Grinnell, Senior Director of Real Estate (Canada Lands Company Limited)
  • Robert Howald, Executive Vice President, Real Estate (Canada Lands Company Limited)
  • John McBain, President and Chief Executive Officer (Canada Lands Company Limited)
Monday, November 21, 2016 at 5:34 PM
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  • Mary Donaghy, Assistant Commissioner, Policy and Communications Branch (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
  • Graham Fraser, Commissioner of Official Languages (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
  • Christine Ruest Norrena, Senior Counsel & Assistant Director (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
Monday, October 24, 2016 at 5:33 PM
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  • The Honourable Mélanie Joly, P.C., M.P., Minister of Canadian Heritage (Canadian Heritage)
  • Jean-Pierre Gauthier, Director General, Official Languages Branch, Citizenship, Heritage and Regions (Canadian Heritage)
  • Hubert Lussier, Assistant Deputy Minister, Citizenship, Heritage and Regions (Canadian Heritage)
Monday, October 17, 2016 at 5:33 PM
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  • Nour Enayeh, President (Association des parents de l'école Rose-des-vents)
  • Joseph Pagé, Member (Association des parents de l'école Rose-des-vents)
  • Mark Power, Lawyer (Power Law)
  • Marc-André Roy, Lawyer (Power Law)
Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at 1:00 PM
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  • Francis R. Andrew, Program Director Emeritus, French Centre, Continuing Studies (University of British Columbia)
  • Monique Bournot-Trites, Associate Professor (University of British Columbia)
  • Sophie Brassard, President (Conseil jeunesse francophone de la Colombie-Britannique)
  • Wendy Carr, Associate Dean, Teacher Education, Faculty of Education (University of British Columbia)
  • Diane Dagenais, Full Professor (Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University)
  • Yvon Laberge, Executive Director (Collège Éducacentre)
  • Rémi Marien, Executive Director (Conseil jeunesse francophone de la Colombie-Britannique)
  • Kenneth Reeder, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Education-Language & Literacy Education (University of British Columbia)
  • Noah Rondeau, Administrator – 19-25 (Conseil jeunesse francophone de la Colombie-Britannique)
  • Cécile Sabatier, Associate Professor (Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University)
  • Claire Trépanier, Director (Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs, Simon Fraser University)
  • Meike Wernicke, Coordinator, French Programs, Faculty of Education-Language & Literacy Education (University of British Columbia)
Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at 7:59 AM
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  • Sylvain Allison, Secretary-Treasurer (Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique)
  • Johanne Asselin, Director, école Anne-Hébert (Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique)
  • Marie-Andrée Asselin, Executive Director (BC Francophone Parents Federation)
  • Cendra Beaton, President, Sooke District Chapter (Canadian Parents for French)
  • Sophie Bergeron, President (Association provinciale des professeurs d'immersion et du programme francophone de la Colombie-Britannique)
  • Bertrand Dupain, Superintendent (Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique)
  • Trish Kolber, French Teacher Representative (BC Association of Teachers of Modern Languages)
  • Marie-Pierre Lavoie, President (BC Francophone Parents Federation)
  • Sylvie Liechtele, President (BC Francophone Teachers' Union (Local 93))
  • Teri Mooring, First Vice-President (BC Teachers' Federation)
  • Michel Tardif, School District 93 Chapter President, Principal of La Passerelle (Whistler) and La Vallée (Pemberton) schools (Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique)
  • Mary-Em Waddington, President, Surrey Chapter (Canadian Parents for French)
Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at 11:03 AM
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  • Catherine Berron, School Principal, Dual Track Elementary School (Surrey School District)
  • Simon Burgers, District Principal, Languages and Multicultural Programs, Learning Team (The Greater Victoria School District (#61))
  • Padminee Chundunsing, President of the Board (La Fédération des francophones de la Colombie-Britannique)
  • Glyn Lewis, Executive Director (Canadian Parents for French - British Columbia and Yukon Branch)
  • Pascaline Nsekera, Immigration Program Manager (La Fédération des francophones de la Colombie-Britannique)
  • Pierre Rivard, Executive and Artistic Director (Le Centre culturel francophone de Vancouver)
Monday, May 2, 2016 at 5:33 PM
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Study on the application of the Official Languages Act and of the regulations and directives made under it, within those institutions subject to the Act
 (2016-02-03) Show Briefs
Monday, May 27, 2019 at 4:02 PM
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  • Pascale Giguère, General Counsel, Legal Affairs Branch (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
  • Pierre Leduc, Assistant Commissioner, Policy and Communications Branch (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
  • Ghislaine Saikaley, Assistant Commissioner, Compliance Assurance Branch (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
  • Raymond Théberge, Commissioner of Official Languages (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
Monday, December 10, 2018 at 4:06 PM
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  • Pascale Giguère, General Counsel (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
  • Pierre Leduc, Assistant Commissioner, Policy and Communications Branch (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
  • Ghislaine Saikaley, Assistant Commissioner, Compliance Assurance Branch (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
  • Raymond Théberge, Commissioner of Official Languages (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
Monday, December 3, 2018 at 4:08 PM
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  • The Honourable Mélanie Joly, P.C., M.P., Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada)
  • Yvan Déry, Senior Director, Policy and Research, Official Languages Branch (Canadian Heritage)
  • Denis Racine, Director General, Official Languages Branch (Canadian Heritage)
  • Guylaine F. Roy, Deputy Minister, Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada)
Monday, November 27, 2017 at 5:01 PM
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  • The Honourable Mélanie Joly, P.C., M.P., Minister of Canadian Heritage (Canadian Heritage)
  • Jean-Pierre Gauthier, Director General, Official Languages Branch, Citizenship, Heritage and Regions (Canadian Heritage)
  • Hubert Lussier, Assistant Deputy Minister, Citizenship, Heritage and Regions (Canadian Heritage)
Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at 3:32 PM
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  • The Honourable Scott Brison, P.C., M.P. (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)
  • Carl Trottier, Assistant Deputy Minister, Governance, Planning and Policy Sector (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)
Monday, October 30, 2017 at 5:00 PM
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  • Pierre Coulombe, Acting Assistant Commissioner, Compliance Assurance Branch (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
  • Mary Donaghy, Assistant Commissioner, Policy and Communications Branch (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
  • Pascale Giguère, General Counsel, Legal Affairs Branch (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
  • Ghislaine Saikaley, Interim Commissioner of Official Languages (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
Monday, September 25, 2017 at 6:00 PM
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Monday, April 10, 2017 at 5:02 PM
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  • Dr. Hubert Dupuis, President (Égalité Santé en Français)
  • Dr. William Laplante, Treasurer (Égalité Santé en Français)
  • Jacques Verge, Secretary (Égalité Santé en Français)
Monday, April 3, 2017 at 5:01 PM
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  • Mary Donaghy, Assistant Commissioner, Policy and Communications Branch (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
  • Pascale Giguère, General Counsel, Legal Affairs Branch (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
  • Jean Marleau, Acting Assistant Commissioner, Compliance Assurance Branch (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
  • Ghislaine Saikaley, Interim Commissioner of Official Languages (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
Monday, February 13, 2017 at 5:32 PM
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  • The Honourable Judy Foote, P.C., M.P., Minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada (Public Services and Procurement Canada)
  • Adam Gibson, A/Chief Executive Officer, Translation Bureau (Public Services and Procurement Canada)
  • Manon Lapensée, Director, Corporate Communications (Canada Lands Company Limited)
  • Marie Lemay, Deputy Minister (Public Services and Procurement Canada)
Monday, November 28, 2016 at 5:00 PM
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  • Nicole Gagnon, Canada's Lead for Advocacy (Canadian Chapter of the International Association of Conference Interpreters)
  • Jim Thompson, Communications Counsel to AIIC Canada (Canadian Chapter of the International Association of Conference Interpreters)
Monday, November 21, 2016 at 5:34 PM
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  • Mary Donaghy, Assistant Commissioner, Policy and Communications Branch (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
  • Graham Fraser, Commissioner of Official Languages (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
  • Christine Ruest Norrena, Senior Counsel & Assistant Director (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
Monday, November 14, 2016 at 5:34 PM
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  • Patrick Donovan, Associate Coordinator (Quebec English-Speaking Communities Research Network)
  • Lorraine O'Donnell, Coordinator-Researcher (Quebec English-Speaking Communities Research Network)
Monday, October 24, 2016 at 5:33 PM
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  • The Honourable Mélanie Joly, P.C., M.P., Minister of Canadian Heritage (Canadian Heritage)
  • Jean-Pierre Gauthier, Director General, Official Languages Branch, Citizenship, Heritage and Regions (Canadian Heritage)
  • Hubert Lussier, Assistant Deputy Minister, Citizenship, Heritage and Regions (Canadian Heritage)
Monday, September 26, 2016 at 5:34 PM
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  • Suzanne Bossé, Director General (Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada)
  • Melinda Chartrand, President (National Federation of French-Language School Boards)
  • Sylviane Lanthier, President (Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada)
  • Roger Paul, Executive Director (National Federation of French-Language School Boards)
  • Jean-Luc Racine, Executive Director (Commission nationale des parents francophones)
Monday, June 6, 2016 at 5:31 PM
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  • Rodrigue Landry, Associate researcher (Canadian Institute for Research on Linguistic Minorities)
Monday, May 30, 2016 at 5:00 PM
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  • The Honourable Scott Brison, P.C., M.P. (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)
  • Mary Donaghy, Assistant Commissioner, Policy and Communications Branch (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
  • Graham Fraser, Commissioner of Official Languages (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
  • Pascale Giguère, General Counsel, Legal Affairs Branch (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
  • Ghislaine Saikaley, Assistant Commissioner, Compliance Assurance Branch (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
  • Anne-Marie Smart, Chief Human Resources Officer (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)
  • Marc Tremblay, Executive Director, Official Languages Centre of Excellence (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)
Monday, May 16, 2016 at 5:30 PM
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  • The Honourable John McCallum, P.C., M.P., Minister (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada)
  • Stefanie Beck, Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada)
  • Corinne Prince St-Amand, Director General, Integration and Foreign Credentials Referrals Office (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada)
Monday, May 9, 2016 at 5:32 PM
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  • Lynn Brouillette, Acting Director General (Association des collèges et universités de la francophonie canadienne)
Monday, April 18, 2016 at 5:19 PM
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  • The Honourable Mélanie Joly, P.C., M.P., Minister of Canadian Heritage (Canadian Heritage)
  • Jean-Pierre Gauthier, Director General, Official Languages Branch, Citizenship, Heritage and Regions (Canadian Heritage)
  • Dan Lamoureux, President (Quebec Community Groups Network)
  • Hubert Lussier, Assistant Deputy Minister, Citizenship, Heritage and Regions (Canadian Heritage)
  • Sylvia Martin-Laforge, Director General (Quebec Community Groups Network)
Monday, April 11, 2016 at 5:35 PM
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  • François Boileau, French Language Services Commissioner (Office of the French Language Services Commissioner of Ontario)
  • Katherine d'Entremont, Commissioner of Official Languages for New Brunswick (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages for New Brunswick)
Monday, March 21, 2016 at 5:30 PM
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  • Mary Donaghy, Assistant Commissioner, Policy and Communications Branch (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
  • Graham Fraser, Commissioner of Official Languages (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
  • Pascale Giguère, General Counsel, Legal Affairs Branch (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
  • Ghislaine Saikaley, Assistant Commissioner, Compliance Assurance Branch (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
Monday, March 7, 2016 at 5:30 PM
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  • Suzanne Bossé, Director General (Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada)
  • Sylviane Lanthier, President (Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada)
  • Glenn O'Farrell, President and CEO (Groupe Média TFO)
  • Michel Tremblay, Executive Director, Special Project (Groupe Média TFO)
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Orders of Reference

A committee’s order of reference is the Order of the Senate that authorizes it to examine a bill or to undertake a special study. Most committees require an order of reference before they can undertake such work. Three standing committees do, however, have permanent orders of reference, allowing them to undertake their work without waiting for a specific order of reference. These are the Committee on Rules, Procedures and the Rights of Parliament (responsible for proposing amendments to the rules of the Senate, examining questions of privilege and consideration of the orders and customs of the Senate and privileges of Parliament), the Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration (responsible for the financial and administrative matters relating to the internal management of the Senate) and the Committee on Ethics and Conflict of Interest for Senators.