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The Senate Standing Committee On Official languages (OLLO) is a standing committee of the Senate of Canada responsible for examining issues of Francophone culture in Canada, especially in regard to the Official Languages Act. It is mandated to study, as the Senate may decide, bills, messages, petitions, inquiries, papers and other matters relating to Canada's official languages generally.
| Caucus | Member | Province | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rose-May Poirier, deputy chair | NB | |
| Conservative | Ghislain Maltais | QC | |
| Conservative | Paul McIntyre | NB | |
| Conservative | Percy Mockler | NB | |
| Independent Senators Group | Gwen Boniface | ON | |
| Independent Senators Group | René Cormier | NB | |
| Independent Senators Group | Raymonde Gagné | MB | |
| Independent Senators Group | Marie-Françoise Mégie | QC | |
| Senate Liberal | Claudette Tardif, chair | AB | |
| Senate Liberal | Joan Fraser | QC | |
The Representative of the Government in the Senate and Leader of the Opposition in the Senate are both ex-officio members of the committee.
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