LANG Committee News Release
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NEWS RELEASE Standing Joint Committee on Official Languages December 8, 1999 OTTAWA - The Standing Joint Committee on Official Languages adopted the following resolution in Committee on December 7, 1999: BE IT RESOLVED, - That, in the opinion of the Standing Joint Committee on Official Languages of the Senate and the House of Commons of Canada, the Ontario legislature should determine, by way of legislation, that the City of Ottawa, as Canada's capital, has two official languages, English and French. The Committee agreed, that, while matters concerning municipalities are within the jurisdiction of the provinces, Ottawa, as the capital of Canada, presents a special case and should reflect the bilingual nature of Canada through its two official languages, English and French. For further information: or Miriam Burke |
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