Official Languages committee  Thank you Mr. Lemieux for asking this excellent question. This is an important question at this stage of the project. Phase II of the project extends from 2003 to 2008. You might think that 2008 is in two years, but that is not so. April 2008 is in a few months. We absolutely m

Official Languages committee  You have before you a university president. I am not going to tell you that federal transfers would not be welcome. I think that in the provinces, the need is critical in terms of postsecondary training. Obviously these transfers would quite welcome. To come back to your questio

Official Languages committee  You are absolutely right, Mr. Godin. In fact, a few studies have been done. In 2001, the Consultative Committee for French-Speaking Minority Communities established the grounds for an assessment of health needs. That is how Phase II came to be. The needs were so critical that th

Official Languages committee  Thank you Mr. Petit for this question. If there is one thing the CNFS is very proud of it is its achievements. We were committed to training a certain number of students, and, as you could see in my presentation, we greatly surpassed this objective. What I would like is perhaps

Official Languages committee  That is my heartfelt appeal to you.

Official Languages committee  That is why we worked together with Health Canada and made sure—perhaps there are some Health Canada representatives here—that this was a permanent program, that it was a program without end. That is the first point. The second point is that we have to continue to develop this t

Official Languages committee  We have to ensure the sustainability of this program. We cannot allow this program to end in 2008. The program already has several students involved in it. Some students are taking this program this year—in medicine, nursing, in all disciplines—others will register for it next y

Official Languages committee  First, I would like to clarify the following: Mr. LeBlanc and Mr. Bisson are not employed by the CNFS. They are independent consultants. Mrs. Barbot, that which you are alluding to is in fact a personality conflict. The independence of the evaluators is not at issue here. I can

Official Languages committee  Thank you for your question Mr. Murphy. First, the Université de Moncton is an integral part, as you know, of the Consortium national de formation en santé, the CNFS. The university's president, Yvon Fontaine, is the other co-chair of the consortium. We work closely together. I

Official Languages committee  Thank you Mr. Chairman. Hon. members, thank you for your invitation to appear before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Official Languages. It is an honour to appear before you this morning as both President of the University of Ottawa and as co-chair of the Consortium