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Speeches (2003)

Ottawa, December 4, 2003

• Official Languages and Immigration: The Complementarity of Duality and Diversity
  Speaking notes for the Symposium on Official Languages in Ontario

Ottawa, December 3, 2003

• Shaping Canada's Future
  Speaking notes for the National Capital Region Managers' Forum

Regina, November 18, 2003

• Presentation of the Léon Leadership Award
  Notes for a speech to Forum 4-2-1

Paris, France, November 5, 2003

• Promoting the Equitable Implementation of the Language Policy of Bilingual or Multilingual Organizations and Administrations
  Notes for an address to the symposium of the Réseau francophone du français dans le monde

Ottawa, October 31, 2003

• Song, Music, Culture, and the Development of the Franco-Ontarian Community
  Notes for an address to the États généraux de la chanson et de la musique franco-ontariennes

Ottawa, October 27, 2003

• Bill S-11
  Notes for an address to the Senate Standing Committee on Official Languages

Yasmine Hammamet, Tunisia, October 15, 2003

• Convincing: The Tightrope Walked by Ombudsmen
  Notes for an address to the Third Statutory Conference of the Association des ombudsmans et médiateurs de la Francophonie

Ottawa, October 8, 2003

• Notes for a presentation to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Official Languages

Ottawa, October 8, 2003

• Notes for a presentation to the Senate Standing Committee on Official Languages

Toronto, October 2, 2003

• The Great Seduction: A Strategy to Promote French-Language Education
  Speaking Notes for the 56^th Conference of the Association canadienne d'éducation de langue française

Ottawa, September 3, 2003

• Speaking notes for a presentation before the Senate Standing Committee on National Finance with regard to Bill C-25

Montebello, June 20, 2003

• E-Government: Developing a Citizen-Centred Approach

Montréal, May 25, 2003

• The Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism in the Present: Results, Recommendations and Repercussions for the Future
  Notes for a presentation at the Annual Conference of the Association of Canadian Studies "The Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism: 40 Years Later"

Banff, Alberta, May 7, 2003

• The Impact of Information Technology on the Development of Official Language Communities in Canada
  Notes for a speech to be given at the WorldCALL 2003 conference

Ottawa, May 5, 2003

• Notes for a presentation to the Senate Standing Committee on Official Languages

Ottawa, April 22, 2003

• Promoting the Use of French and English Before Federal Courts and Tribunals
  Speaking notes for the conference "Access to Justice in both Official Languages: English and French before Federal Courts"

Toronto, April 7, 2003

• Speaking notes for a special citizenship ceremony at École secondaire Étienne Brûlé
  

Edmonton, March 24, 2003

• Duality and Diversity - A Recipe at Risk?
  Speaking notes for a panel session on immigration, diversity and official language minority communities, Sixth National Metropolis Conference

Ottawa, March 20, 2003

• Speaking notes for a presentation before the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates in regard to Bill C-25

Ottawa, February 27, 2003

• Our Official Languages: A Policy for the Future
  Notes for a speech to the students and faculty of Carleton University

Ottawa, February 17, 2003

• Remarks before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Official Languages

Montréal, January 23, 2003

• Duality and Diversity - Ingredients for the Successful Governance of Canada
  Speaking notes for an address to the Association for Canadian Studies

Dublin, Ireland, January 14, 2003

• Language Equality: A Canadian Perspective
  Speaking notes for a public lecture organized by Comhdháil Náisiúnta na Gaeilge