Official Languages committee  You are asking me a question that would require research.

Official Languages committee  I notice that more and more young people, certainly in university, are interested not only in English and French, but also in other languages. We have a globalization and modern languages program, for example, which is extremely popular. I completely agree with you. I think the

Official Languages committee  My colleague will speak after me. In general, we could certainly promote that type of research through activities like those we always do. There is the summer university for young researchers. Of course, it could include researchers who work for the federal government or provinc

Official Languages committee  We already play that role a bit, but we do it less for the public service for historic reasons. Our goal is not necessarily to corner the market, but to coordinate it. It is a function the institute has been fulfilling under other aspects for a few years now. We would just like t

Official Languages committee  Thank you. It's an important question indeed. As I said earlier, you can't learn a language without the cultural content. It's simply impossible. Down in the classroom, the language teacher has to use the cultural content to convey the language and also to maintain the students'

Official Languages committee  In our opinion, there is a clear and constant increase. We are talking about francophile students, meaning anglophones who come to us and take part in our immersion programs. As a result, it is clear that our intake capacity is under significant pressure. Furthermore, the immers

Official Languages committee  Other than learning French and English, young people are increasingly interested in learning a third or fourth language. This fact is clearly evidenced by various programs at the University of Ottawa. Our relationship with South America heavily favours the learning of Portuguese

Official Languages committee  Yes, we are in constant communication. I mentioned our relationship with the European Centre for Modern Languages in Graz. In fact, it was created as a result of the Council of Europe's language policies. Through the centre, we maintain relationships with 37 European countries th

Official Languages committee  I do agree, all the more so because I have spent a good part of my career as a researcher repeating that to all and sundry. Obviously, how useful a language is plays a role for many people. Ultimately, the ones who learn more than the basics and retain that language, the ones wh

Official Languages committee  That is correct. The Roadmap is an action plan, but it is also a financial plan that is absolutely crucial if we are to continue this initiative.

Official Languages committee  Thank you. Mr. Chair, members of the committee, thank you for this opportunity to appear before the Standing Committee on Official Languages during the consultations on the Roadmap for Canada's Linguistic Duality 2008-2013. I am Richard Clément, Director of the Official Languag

Official Languages committee  Admission—

Official Languages committee  I have no evidence that it is, because I have not conducted any research in that particular area, nor have I interviewed deputy ministers.

Official Languages committee  It is a question of both leadership and values. I don't know that it is easy to change the values of a well-entrenched group, but we can certainly try. It is also possible that language planning skills are not part of the training given senior officials. For example, if you are g

Official Languages committee  The loss I refer to with respect to students who stop using their second language after being in immersion in high school also applies to people who end up in a job where they cannot use their second language, or in an environment where that culture does not exist. Ultimately, th