Official Languages committee  Once again, perhaps I can answer the question from Canadian Heritage's perspective. Our programs concern the development of community life. We fund the operation of a broad range of community organizations that support communities from day to day. That includes all provinces and territories, in other words all the most remote communities.

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  We are very familiar with the people from the Conseil de la coopération de l'Ontario, with which we work in two capacities. First, as I said in response to Ms. St-Denis' question, it is one of the organizations for which we provide operational support. We award it a grant or financial assistance of $48,000 a year so that it can operate and pursue its objectives.

Official Languages committee  It is $48,000 a year.

Official Languages committee  In addition to that, we selected that organization to deliver our Young Canada Works program in Ontario, which gives it an annual budget of $600,000 to manage.

Official Languages committee  We grant $48,000 for the organization's operation. We also selected it to manage Young Canada Works. In that capacity, it manages $600,000 and will therefore distribute employment grants, for example, as part of our Young Canada Works program.

Official Languages committee  It carries out its primary mandate, which is related to cooperatives, in Ontario. It provides services to francophone cooperatives in Ontario, particularly agricultural cooperatives, cooperatives that are often associated with youth movements and youth initiatives. There are also housing cooperatives.

Official Languages committee  We are very much aware that one of the primary concerns of minority communities is obtaining services in their own language. In health, that means services offered by the provinces. We therefore encourage them very strongly to develop an offer of service in French. We establish agreements with them and we encourage them, with a little funding, to design plans to expand the scope of their French-language services.

Official Languages committee  The federal government must provide those services.

Official Languages committee  However, we are talking about provincial government services here. Strictly speaking, the Official Languages Act does not compel the provinces to provide these services in French. The approach is one of encouragement. A provision in the Official Languages Act calls for Canadian Heritage to encourage the provinces to do so.

Official Languages committee  Yes, it is a bit like what I was saying about services. We strongly support the provinces in the area of schools so they can offer service where they have a constitutional obligation to do so. We support that directly. That may include the construction or renovation of schools, the purchase of equipment and teacher training.

Official Languages committee  I am going to refer that question to my colleague from the Department of Citizenship and Immigration.

Official Languages committee  It will be a pleasure to send you the report, which is quite substantial and comprehensive. With respect to the markets and marketing area of intervention in the integrated action plan, efforts are being made to promote project development, particularly under the EDI, which is provided for under the roadmap.

Official Languages committee  That is a good question. As you will understand, I am not the departmental representative most capable of giving you detailed answers on the Radio-Canada question. An entire unit at the department deals with broadcasting issues. A lot of measures are designed to promote official languages.

Official Languages committee  There are various reasons for that amount. It is important to emphasize that there have been efficiency gains. We have made cuts to operating costs. The programs that were offered in the fifth year of the roadmap 2008 are still around in the first year of the roadmap 2013. There is continuity.