Official Languages committee  We produce a report on official languages according to the model given to us by Treasury Board Secretariat. You may recall that the third objective under the transformation model consisted in implementing a performance management system. So, 150 performance indicators were establ

Official Languages committee  Things are going well. I mentioned some figures in my presentation. The number of individuals taking full-time language training has increased. To repeat the figures I mentioned, I would point out that we went from 91 to 237 people in this category from 2008-2009 to 2010-2011. Th

Official Languages committee  Francophones and anglophones. Clearly in the case of French-language courses, francophones are teaching them.

Official Languages committee  Instructors and leaders.

Official Languages committee  What are you referring to?

Official Languages committee  We did not get an F. In fact, speaking of reports, we collaborated closely with the official languages commissioner's team for his report on individual instruction and education. If you read the commissioner's opening remarks, I think it is clear that there is close cooperation b

Official Languages committee  I could give you some figures, however these are progressive cut-off dates, to use your term. For example, to be more accurate, it was December 2009 for the majors-general, and for the brigadiers-general, it will be in December 2011. Thus, from the first of January 2012 onward, a

Official Languages committee  We have many awareness-raising sessions with managers and leaders. It is impossible for me to tell whether or not all the meetings in the Department of National Defence are conducted in compliance with the suggestions. I cannot possibly answer this question because I do not know

Official Languages committee  Yes, in some cases the chair is not bilingual. In some units, for example, bilingualism is not compulsory for every rank.

Official Languages committee  All our units have a language designation to determine their working language. For example in a francophone unit, the working language is French. If an anglophone is transferred to a francophone unit, if he has the required linguistic profile, this anglophone's working language i

Official Languages committee  Precisely.

Official Languages committee  There are some people here whose alma mater is the University of Ottawa.

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  In the aviation sector, there is indeed work to be done, but you must understand that there is a great deal of technical material. Translating technical material is very time-consuming. However, if we compare the situation of three years ago with the situation today, with the mom

Official Languages committee  Absolutely. When the course is available in both languages, the materials for the courses and the exams are available in both languages. One thing should be clear. Often there are technical courses for which technical books are not available in French. This is why, in our plans