Interim Report on the Review of the Official Languages Act 2008-2009

Committee Report 8-16(2)
Tabled on October 16, 2008

16th Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Standing Committee on Government Operations

Chair: Mr. Kevin Menicoche

October 16, 2008
SPEAKER OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Mr. Speaker:
Your Standing Committee on Government Operations is pleased to provide its Interim Report on the Review of the Official Languages Act 2008-2009 and commends it to the House.

Kevin Menicoche, MLA
ChairpersonINTRODUCTION

Section 35 of the Official Languages Act requires the Legislative Assembly or a Special Committee of the Assembly to conduct a review of the Act “at the next session following December 31, 2007 and subsequently at the next session following each successive fifth anniversary of that date”. In accordance with this statutory requirement, the 16th Legislative Assembly adopted a motion on February 11, 2008 referring the review of the provisions and operation of the Official Languages Act to the Standing Committee on Government Operations.

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