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Official Languages committee  I can start. The Roadmap is a like a toolbox. There are a lot of tools. There are technologically very advanced tools. A lot of investments have been made in certain networks. For example, education will receive 50% of all funding. It must be understood that, in remote regions

November 22nd, 2011Committee meeting

Régis St-Pierre

Official Languages committee  Yes. We really have to thank the Canadian government. Here I'm talking about the community component and about Canadian Heritage's Cultural Development Fund. Many initiatives introduced through Roadmap funding have been implemented in the Yukon thanks to that. I'll give you an a

November 22nd, 2011Committee meeting

Régis St-Pierre

Official Languages committee  We talked about foundations. We've built something that is starting to be solid. Like any foundation, if you remove a pillar from it, it can collapse. It must be understood that, if the minor funding that Yukon receives for health partnership services is cut, there'll be nothing

November 22nd, 2011Committee meeting

Régis St-Pierre

Official Languages committee  In percentage terms, the Franco-Yukon immigrant population is the third most francophone immigrant population: nearly 15% of our francophone population in the Yukon comes from outside the country. That's why it's essential that the funding provided under the Roadmap reaches all t

November 22nd, 2011Committee meeting

Régis St-Pierre

Official Languages committee  Yes, because it's important to understand that there are a lot of differences between French as a second language, immersion French and French as a first language. In Canada, we have trouble explaining that. Imagine what it means to explain that to someone who comes from another

November 22nd, 2011Committee meeting

Régis St-Pierre

Official Languages committee  It has virtually tripled.

November 22nd, 2011Committee meeting

Régis St-Pierre

Official Languages committee  Briefly, according to Statistics Canada, there were about 500 francophones in 1981. There were 1,250 in 2001-2006. The statistics that will be published will probably indicate 1,400 francophones. So it went from 400 francophones in the 1970s to 500 in the 1980s, followed by an e

November 22nd, 2011Committee meeting

Régis St-Pierre

Official Languages committee  There are three factors, including the assimilation rate, which was virtually 100%. So there was no linguistic continuity. Today it's 50%, and the upcoming figures will be even more optimistic. We're talking about migration and immigration here.

November 22nd, 2011Committee meeting

Régis St-Pierre

Official Languages committee  Without Radio-Canada, there would be no French radio or television in Yukon.

November 22nd, 2011Committee meeting

Régis St-Pierre

Official Languages committee  The school board has the lead on this file. We had obtained funding from the former Court Challenges Program, which has been maintained.

November 22nd, 2011Committee meeting

Régis St-Pierre

Official Languages committee  In the Yukon, the Société Santé en français acts somewhat as it does across the country. It manages funds that are transferred for networking. In health, it's mainly the provincial and territorial governments that offer front-line services, and that's where the situation is most

November 22nd, 2011Committee meeting

Régis St-Pierre

Official Languages committee  On the Société Santé en français?

November 22nd, 2011Committee meeting

Régis St-Pierre

Official Languages committee  Yes. The Les EssentiElles network and the PSC, Partenariat communauté en santé, network produce documents. They concern health, but only with regard to partnerships. We also deal with the health training aspect. It's the Yukon government that delivers health services. In her repo

November 22nd, 2011Committee meeting

Régis St-Pierre

Official Languages committee  Thank you for your question. As we have already made our presentation, I will answer you briefly. The Roadmap really helped us target our actions. In 2008, the Roadmap and its major fields of action, which you call "areas", was presented. We developed an overall development plan

November 22nd, 2011Committee meeting

Régis St-Pierre

Official Languages committee  Yes, we want that 200%.

November 22nd, 2011Committee meeting

Régis St-Pierre