Official Languages committee  Nearly 90% of Health Canada's employees meet the language requirements of the position they are in. There are two kinds of positions: unilingual positions and bilingual ones. Regarding the bilingual positions, we are able to recruit. However, people systematically forget to engage in active offer, and they forget to respond with: "Hello, Bonjour.".

Official Languages committee  I believe the commissioner's report showed that Quebec anglophones, and francophones living outside Quebec, feel a bit uncomfortable as far as the language at work is concerned. My colleague Ms. MacLeod has gone to great lengths since she became the champion. We have done some good things, but there is still work to do.

Official Languages committee  That's what I believe.

Official Languages committee  You cannot specifically recruit people based on language. The law encourages departments to establish equitable participation objectives, but the criteria are different from those used in the area of employment equity. In that case, if there is a gap regarding a target group, people can engage in targeted recruiting.