Official Languages committee  Under the Horizontal Management Framework, according to the logical model that is put forward, there is a committee of assistant deputy ministers...

Official Languages committee  I could not tell you whether such a committee has been convened or not.

Official Languages committee  There is a committee of assistant deputy ministers.

Official Languages committee  No, I don't believe so.

Official Languages committee  —and communication.

Official Languages committee  In our presentation, we stated clearly that we wanted all the information to be quickly and easily available. We have talked about the Horizontal Results-Based Management and Accountability Framework. We referred to the reports on plans and priorities in the performance reports.

Official Languages committee  I am not saying that it does not exist, but it is impossible to find.

Official Languages committee  As was already mentioned, the approach is not consistent. For example, our organizations working in health have been consulted. However, there has been no dialogue concerning immigration, despite the fact that we work with the steering committee. The department has provided us wi

Official Languages committee  That is an excellent question. I could not tell you where things are at. However, it is clear that certain benchmarks have not been established, and we don't really know who is in charge of setting, directing or coordinating them right now. For example, there is the recognition

Official Languages committee  Indeed, we have just asked the representatives from the Official Languages Secretariat to discuss the issue of coordination in May, because it is a very serious challenge. I think that now is the time to sit down and talk about it, in the interest of both departments and communit

Official Languages committee  Thank you.

Official Languages committee  I think that Bernard Lord's consultation was an example of consultation. What action was given to it?

Official Languages committee  The communities had a chance to prepare and present briefs. Recommendations were made by Mr. Lord.

Official Languages committee  That's possible.

Official Languages committee  I'd simply like to cite a brief and very concrete example of the importance of having an authority that supervises the situation and coordinates everything horizontally. Let's talk, for example, about the definition of a francophone. On October 15, there was a meeting of the Cit