Official Languages committee  No. I believe that what you were referring to was perhaps the matter of legal obligations. Obviously, everything pertaining to the implementation of the Contraventions Act represented a lot of work. However, I also link that to the implementation of the linguistic provisions of

Official Languages committee  I must say that before the road map there was of course an action plan from the government. We did a fairly good amount of work there, as I said, on building capacity, on stabilizing things, as well as on allowing some community organizations to concentrate on projects and to wor

Official Languages committee  One of the reasons, and the main reason, is because the funds are not distributed according to regions, provinces, or communities. The funds are attributed depending on the merits of the projects submitted to us. The English community of Quebec has benefited from the access to th

Official Languages committee  We have worked with the Quebec Community Groups Network. We have regular discussions with this network. We have also worked with the joint committee of the Quebec bar and the Chambre des notaires to help maintain a lot of work related to the English version of the Civil Code of Q

Official Languages committee  As you will understand, I am not in a position to answer that question. Like questions concerning judicial appointments, it is very much a question for the Office of the Commissioner of Federal Judicial Affairs. They are also the jurisdiction of the Minister of Justice. I would l

Official Languages committee  Like my Health Canada colleagues, I would say that the summative evaluation that we are completing should provide some relatively specific information on that question. Beyond that, I would say that access to justice is quite a new area for official language minority communities.

Official Languages committee  I hesitate to say categorically that we have reached it. However, we should not view that finding as a sign of failure. The justice system as we know it also requires that we maintain what we have. As you may know, provincial court judges try 99% of criminal cases in this country

Official Languages committee  I don't know what figures you are referring to. I don't have them in front of me. Having said that, I can give you one reason for the situation. As I mentioned to you, the department received $49.5 million over five years for the Contraventions Act Fund. Those agreements are arra

Official Languages committee  With your permission, for the first year of the roadmap, we had vote 5 for the roadmap, respecting the training initiative, carried over to years 2, 3 and 4.

Official Languages committee  I could provide you with an explanation in writing, with your permission.

Official Languages committee  As you know, Mr. Bélanger, those matters are mainly the responsibility of the Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs. I do not have those figures. You must check with the commissioner's office on that.

Official Languages committee  I may not cover all your questions this morning.

Official Languages committee  Not at this time, since our summative evaluation is almost complete.

Official Languages committee  Perfect. I will give it to you in writing.

Official Languages committee  In Quebec—and my colleague can confirm this—the justice system is very bilingual. I told you a little earlier about the Contraventions Act. Our agreement with Quebec does not include a contribution agreement for English-language services in view of the fact that all those service