S-211 , 41st Parliament, 1st session June 2, 2011, to September 13, 2013
An Act to amend the Official Languages Act (communications with and services to the public)
Summary
Current status
At consideration in committee in the Senate
Latest activity
Referral to committee on February 13, 2013 (Senate)
Progress
Senate
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, May 16, 2012
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
May 16, 2012 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, February 13, 2013
Referral to committee, February 13, 2013
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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May 30, 2012 |
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June 7, 2012 |
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October 16, 2012 |
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October 18, 2012 |
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November 1, 2012 |
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December 4, 2012 |
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February 7, 2013 |
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February 13, 2013 |
Consideration in committee
No activity
Report stage
Not reached
Third reading
Not reached
First reading
Not reached
Second reading
Not reached
Consideration in committee
Not reached
Report stage
Not reached
Third reading
Not reached
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
There are currently no recorded votes for this bill.
Senate
To view the complete list of standing votes that have taken place in the Senate, please refer to the Votes page of the Senate of Canada website.Speaker's rulings and statements
There are currently no Speaker's rulings and statements.
Major speeches at second reading
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | Senator |
|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2012 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 83) | Maria Chaput (Liberal) |
| February 13, 2013 | Response speech(Sitting 137) | Gerald J. Comeau (Conservative) |
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Further reading
Air Canada's 'biggest mistake'.
Patriquin, Martin.
Maclean's, 124:24
Au-delà des nombres : le droit du public canadien à des services fédéraux dans la langue officielle de son choix.
Bastarache, Michel.
Manitoba law journal, 35 (1):14-48
Dans la langue officielle de son choix [ressource électronique] : la loi canadienne sur les langues officielles et la notion de « choix » en matière de services publics.
Charbonneau, François.
Lien social et Politiques, 66:39-63
Feuille de route pour la dualité linguistique canadienne 2008-2013 : agir pour l'avenir.
[Ottawa] : Gouvernement du Canada, 2008
Feuille de route pour la dualité linguistique canadienne, 2008-2013 [ressource électronique] : agir pour l'avenir : rapport de mi-parcours.
[Ottawa] : Gouvernement du Canada, c2012, 1 fichier PDF (24 p. : ill. en coul.)
Le parlement et la politique linguistique : les 40 ans de la Loi sur les langues officielles.
Fraser, Graham.
Revue de droit parlementaire et politique, 3:427-441
Les municipalités canadiennes et les langues officielles.
Bourgeois, Daniel.
Canadian journal of political science, 44:789-806
L'importance politique de l'anglais dans le secteur public québécois.
Serré, Pierre.
Action nationale, 102:15-19
Parliament and language policy : the Official Languages Act after 40 years.
Fraser, Graham.
Journal of parliamentary and political law, 3:413-25
Plus francophones que vous ne le pensez.
Jedwab, Jack.
Actualité, 37:28-30
Portrait des minorités de langue officielle au Canada [ressource électronique] : les francophones du Nouveau-Brunswick.
Lepage, Jean-François, Camille Bouchard-Coulombe, et Brigitte Chavez.
Division de la statistique sociale et autochtone, Statistique Canada, 1 fichier PDF (106 p. : ill. en coul.)
Roadmap for Canada's linguistic duality, 2008-2013 : acting for the future.
[Ottawa] : Govt. of Canada, 2008
Roadmap for Canada's linguistic duality, 2008-2013 [electronic resource] : acting for the future : mid-term report.
[Ottawa] : Govt. of Canada, c2012, 1 PDF file (21 p. : col. ill.)
The implementation of the Official Languages Act [electronic resource] : a new approach, a new vision.
Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada, 1 PDF file (20 p.)