Well, I think that in almost all of the organizations that are mentioned in the bill, the senior people who work in the organization are public servants. They are public servants who are at a level in the public service in which they are required to be bilingual. I think in practical terms what this means is that in the case of an unexpected absence or resignation by someone who was an agent of Parliament, rather than name someone from outside the organization, there would be an interim role played by somebody who was in the organization, who was a public servant and who met the language requirements of the senior public service.
On April 16th, 2013. See this statement in context.