Official Languages committee  The primary appeal of that plan is that it is consensual. It brings together many partners, whom you named. I also discussed it in my presentation. In that respect, it is a credible and interesting plan. I also speak on behalf of the Ministerial Conference, because I am co-chair of the interministerial working group studying this matter.

Official Languages committee  Yes, it was.

Official Languages committee  We feel that some of the roadmap investments, such as the EDI and the Enabling Fund for Official Language Minority Communities, for example, help pursue these objectives. Strictly speaking, that plan has not been adopted as public policy. The activities we carry out are clearly part of that plan; they are consistent and compatible with that plan.

Official Languages committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good morning, honourable members. I have prepared a presentation, which you should have in front of you. I will just quickly deliver my presentation. I will take just 10 minutes or so in order to leave as much time as possible for questions. My presentation is structured in three themes that I propose discussing this morning.

Official Languages committee  We work with provinces and territories on those issues. We realize that this is an area of provincial jurisdiction. We do not want to meddle in it. When it comes to day care centres, our involvement often has to do with coming up with initiatives to add space for a day care centre in a school.

Official Languages committee  We probably have that information.

Official Languages committee  We will prepare the information as soon as we are back in the office. We will send it to the committee through the usual channels.

Official Languages committee  The reports are sent by the provinces to the federal government as part of a financial agreement with us. So the information is not necessarily posted publicly or distributed widely. Having said that, a group that tries to get the information could submit a request, which would be reviewed in the same way as an access to information request, which we receive regularly.

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  You raise a good point. We should have mentioned it at the outset. When the provinces are asked to give us their action plan, we strongly encourage them to communicate with the communities and representatives of groups like Canadian Parents for French to discuss what the plan should contain.

Official Languages committee  Certainly. The internal audits, which are risk-based, are established by the chief audit executive. So it is our internal auditor who determines, based on his judgment, where the focus will be within the department. The frequency is therefore left to the discretion and good judgment of the chief auditor.

Official Languages committee  The program is evaluated cyclically, every five years.

Official Languages committee  Therefore, we will have to evaluate the program again in five years, and so on.

Official Languages committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. On the one hand, as Ms. Bateman understood it, the $86.2 million is actually used for second-language learning. But it is not used just to fund immersion programs; it is also used for second-language learning in its various forms. The amount is offered to the provinces and territories to encourage them to provide that training, but the basic cost for education is obviously still the responsibility of the provinces.