LANG Committee News Release

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:
Luc Bégin
Co-Clerk of the Committee
Senate
993-4874

or

Miriam Burke
Co-Clerk of the Committee
House of Commons
947-6728