Official Languages committee  —or don't without conditions. The federal government has a very large role to play in the money that you put in a province, but we're telling you—Rachel and all of us—that employment is a big deal. We are less than 1% of the provincial civil service in Quebec.

Official Languages committee  We're 13% of the population, almost 13.7%, I think. We are not even at our percentage in the federal government representation.

Official Languages committee  It's 13%.

Official Languages committee  The work that is done in English-speaking Quebec with the French majority, the youth, is done by itself. They are out there together. They're having a beer together; they're out there. I believe that one of the great things about living in Quebec is that va-et-vient between you

Official Languages committee  It's a fine line between specifics and ambiguity. The law gives you as much as you can. It's in the modalities and the regulation. There's law, and then there's a regulation, and then there are the guidelines. We have a law. What are the regulations? What are the guidelines that

Official Languages committee  The most important measure is the policy lens brought to each of the policies or programs considered. That means, for the English-speaking community, that has to be taken into account. That would mean the gaps we have had in the past would start to be considered. I know Canadi

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  Well, certainly around the institutions, Mr. Généreux, who doesn't seem to be here right now—

Official Languages committee  Oh, he's at the food table. I'm so sorry. You know when we talked this morning about the 400 students in a school that was for 800 students?

Official Languages committee  There were 450 students who were in a school that was too large. That should be taken very seriously. That a school would be closed or taken away because we are at 450 students should not happen. There are millions of dollars that come to us from the entente en éducation. Why a

Official Languages committee  Mr. Choquette, along the lines of what my colleague Rachel is saying, different departments will have to also determine special measures that can work for them. For example, over the years, there have been many giveaways by the federal government to the province in terms of juris

Official Languages committee  In the linguistic clauses, or in your negotiations with the Province of Quebec, as with other provinces.... The federal government has this issue with all of the provinces that when you are giving money to a province, you're not always quite sure where all of the money goes. Cert

Official Languages committee  The QCGN appreciates the opportunity to share its recommendations with this committee in the following areas: the advancement of English and French under part VII of the Official Languages Act, the creation of stronger mechanisms to oversee compliance with the Official Languages

Official Languages committee  Yes, absolutely. We are working with Carsten Quell and those folks. Stephen Thompson, who would have come today but was otherwise occupied, is very much in touch. We're not just keeping abreast of everything; we're also giving out our information, giving our input. It's very impo

Official Languages committee  It will certainly give a better overview of our situation. It helps us to build and to promote. The English-speaking community in Québec needs to be able to see itself into the future. We don't have a lot of information unless it comes from the federal government. We use informa