The financial evaluation of the program is a regularly recurring question. At the Treasury Board and, more broadly, at the Treasury Board Secretariat, the approach consists—out of necessity, I believe—in saying that the official languages budget is part of operating budgets. In other words, if a department wants a 100-office structure, some of those offices will be required to offer services in both official languages. There will be various needs, particularly translation needs. All that will be part of that department's operating costs. When the department requests funding from the Treasury Board Secretariat, it will have to take that factor into account. It will not request 10¢ for the francophone function and 90¢ for the rest, or the reverse.
On May 31st, 2012. See this statement in context.