Official Languages committee  It depends in what measure and what scope. If one looks at the Canadian Forces at large to try to find areas where perhaps there are challenges, the answer is yes, and there were those same challenges through the sixties, the seventies, the eighties, and the nineties. They contin

Official Languages committee  Mr. Chair, on the two issues, first on the question posed on the abandonment piece, clearly my view is that I see it differently. We haven't abandoned it.

Official Languages committee  Yes, it is.

Official Languages committee  It depends in what measure and what scope.

Official Languages committee  Indeed, that question deals with a number of aspects, Mr. Chairman. First, as a result of all those aspects, there is a new plan. I'm sure that the plan will succeed and that I will be back here in eight months to provide you with details on the plan's success. As a result of th

Official Languages committee  It is pronounced Sem-ee-an-off.

Official Languages committee  No, I come from Thetford Mines.

Official Languages committee  No, but that's a good question because my father arrived here in Canada—

Official Languages committee  Yes, Mr. Rodriguez. In February, the Borden commander prepared an action plan for the base, but it was sent to headquarters here in Ottawa. Despite the fact that the plan was there, it wasn't until July and October that General Gosselin and I decided to implement it. However, th

Official Languages committee  Good morning. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chair and members of the standing committee, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for inviting both General Gosselin and me here today. As you've heard, I am the chief of military personnel and the champion for official languages for the Ca