As you said, you are not in the same job now.
This country is officially bilingual. We are talking about second language education. It is all very well to say that we have to promote it, but that isn't happening, because we still have the same problem.
Would it not be possible for the universities to say that if someone chooses this program or that program, if the person wants to learn a particular profession, he or she will have to learn French, or English? I think the biggest problem relates to learning French. We are talking about the francophone minorities in Canada. When the time comes to fill a position, the problem is that Anglophones can't speak French. We argue about this constantly. It is a major problem, particularly in the public service. Personally, I introduced a bill calling for Supreme Court judges to be bilingual because the laws are written in French and English. They aren't written in English and translated into French. This is a serious problem. How could we help to solve this problem, at the postsecondary level?
I congratulate Mr. Chong in this regard, because he has always brought this subject to our committee. We are now examining it, and I want to congratulate him. He has always said that this had to be done in the schools, that it had to be done at the postsecondary level. If our institutions are to function properly, we have to start educating people so they can speak both of Canada's official languages.