Official Languages committee  As I said earlier, the library forms part of the Chief of the Land Staff's.... The Chief of the Land Staff is responsible for Garrison Saint-Jean. I can't speak with respect to the observations of the commissioner directly. What I was told was that as of December 2 the commissi

Official Languages committee  The next report—

Official Languages committee  Our reports on plans and priorities, oui. What I will say is that the reports on plans and priorities are again something that is taken to heart inside the Canadian Forces and the department, which is managed by the Vice-Chief. I will certainly take your comments back and have

Official Languages committee  That is correct.

Official Languages committee  As Chief of Military Personnel, I have the mandate to implement centralized policies in the area of human resources for Canadian Forces personnel.

Official Languages committee  That is part of my duties.

Official Languages committee  I must admit that libraries are always useful resources, wherever they may be. What I will say to you is that with regard to the issue of the Allard library, we have every intention to cooperate fully--as we have always done--with the Commissioner of Official Languages to make s

Official Languages committee  As the library falls within the army's purview, the Chief of the Land Staff will be able to give you a clearer answer to that question.

Official Languages committee  First of all, the Canadian Forces are a Canadian institution. Therefore, we have obligations pursuant to the Official Languages Act and our institution must be bilingual. Our leader's commitment shows that we take this matter to heart. As I briefly mentioned to the chair before

Official Languages committee  It still holds, but it applies to the rank of major-general and ranks above that, namely the ranks that wear two stars and more, as of December 31, 2010.

Official Languages committee  Yes, December 2011. However, in the case of those who wear two or more stars, it already applies. In the case of those who wear one star, the brigadiers-general and the commodores, it begins on December 31—

Official Languages committee  That was December 2009, for those with two stars and up.

Official Languages committee  Exactly.

Official Languages committee  I'd simply like to draw a distinction between the St. Jean military base, where you have the St. Jean Canadian Forces Language School and the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School, and the St. Jean Royal Military College, which is elsewhere.

Official Languages committee  The library in question is the General-Jean-V.-Allard Commemorative Library, located on the base. After a period of strategic review there was a decision to transform it into a pedagogical resource centre. This period... was really based on a usage survey. At the end of the day,