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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 26
 
Thursday, April 26, 2012
 

The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage met at 11:05 a.m. this day, in Room 7-52, 131 Queen Street, the Chair, the Hon. Rob Moore, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Scott Armstrong, Gordon Brown, Paul Calandra, Andrew Cash, Parm Gill, Jim Hillyer, Hon. Rob Moore, Pierre Nantel, Rathika Sitsabaiesan and Terence Young.

 

Acting Members present: François Choquette for Matthew Dubé and Justin Trudeau for Scott Simms.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Michael Dewing, Analyst; Marion Ménard, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada: Marie-France Kenny, President; Serge Quinty, Director of Communications. Musée des Abénakis: Michelle Bélanger, General Manager. Parks Canada Agency: Carol Sheedy, Vice-President, Operations, Eastern Canada. Native museum of Mashteuiatsh: Jean-Denis Gill, General manager. Exporail, Canadian Railway Museum: Marie-Claude Reid, Executive Director; Stephen Cheasley, President. Canadian Museum of Rail Travel: Garry Anderson, Executive Director.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, September 27, 2011, the Committee resumed its study of Canada's 150th anniversary in 2017.
 

Marie-France Kenny, Michelle Bélanger, Carol Sheedy, Jean-Denis Gill, Marie-Claude Reid and Garry Anderson made statements and, with Stephen Cheasley, answered questions.

 

At 1:00 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Christine Holke David
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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