Official Languages committee  I think you've summed up the situation well. As Ms. Nolette said earlier, we aren't Canadian Heritage communities, but rather citizens in every respect. We therefore touch on all the sectors, all the fields. In many cases, we replace the organizations that don't provide services

Official Languages committee  I very much appreciate your comment because the arts and culture sector back home is one of the most important sectors, considering the number of stakeholders and participants. It's an excellent means of mobilization, artistic creation and expression. The vitality of our artisti

Official Languages committee  Fifteen departments are included in the Roadmap, and, for each of them probably three or four of our organizations benefit from funding. In fact, it may not be each of the 15 departments as there are specific programs. I admit, however, that consultation can also be a burden on

Official Languages committee  I'm going to address the question a little differently and tell you about the 2005 early childhood agreement. The investment was there and dialogue with the province was open. However, the province remained a partner even when there was no more investment. It is still funding ear

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  That's interesting. I mentioned the dialogues, particularly with the Official Languages Secretariat and the FCFA, where they concerned improvements that we had seen in our communities since 2008. That's a question that's easier to answer. However, it wasn't as easy to determine e

Official Languages committee  I can tell you that one of the reasons why we were unable to submit the brief immediately is precisely that it is very difficult to make a connection between the investments under the Roadmap for Canada's Linguistic Duality and the ultimate results. It's difficult particularly be

Official Languages committee  The effect was that the only bilingual statute in Alberta at this time is the Act abolishing French before the legislature. Consequently, in the absence of any other statute, that is becoming the basis of the Alberta government's language policy. That is why there is currently a

Official Languages committee  With regard to that question—

Official Languages committee  But the vitality of that population is very high.

Official Languages committee  It was an invitation to tender issued under the Canada-Alberta labour market agreement, which has been in effect since 1996. One of the components of that agreement concerns the offer of services in French. The wording of the invitation to tender referred to a service to Alberta