Official Languages committee  We are going to do it this year. I am sorry, are you talking about the past?

Official Languages committee  I think that because our mandate is more international, we focused more on that side and on the offer to all Canadians throughout the country. As the commissioner's report indicated, we need to make a more concerted effort to contact these minority communities. We intend to do that through our action plan.

Official Languages committee  I don't know if I am on the same page as you, Mr. Gravelle. Regardless, our approach was to contact associations representing linguistic minority communities. As I said, we are not very satisfied with the response, which was in fact of no interest. Consequently, we have to be more proactive this year with these associations.

Official Languages committee  I like your suggestion to invite associations to the briefing meetings and consultations we hold. That is a very good suggestion. Personally, during International Development Week, I went to Vancouver and Edmonton to make bilingual presentations on CIDA's new partnership programming.

Official Languages committee  No, they were not included in the presentation.

Official Languages committee  We do not have them with us today, but we can have them sent to you.

Official Languages committee  There is an officer with an administrative assistant in Vancouver, in Calgary, and in Halifax, and a part-time representative in Saskatchewan and in Manitoba.

Official Languages committee  There's a person in Atlantic Canada with a part-time administrative assistant in Halifax and a part-time administrative assistant in Moncton.

Official Languages committee  I'd say that this person does exist and that this person is in my branch, and I'm representing that person.

Official Languages committee  Last year, we did send out letters to Canada's 12 minority language minority associations. Some of them did not respond, and others told us that international development was not of interest to their association. We did follow up and try to contact some of the associations by phone or in person.

Official Languages committee  The vast majority of our communications with Canadians originate from our head office in Gatineau, whether through our 1-800 number, through our website, through phone calls or by other modes of communication. We have eight regional staff in Canada, including three who work part-time.

Official Languages committee  I have not done a survey on that but, in my experience, I would say that Spanish is the most used. We also have some employees who speak Arabic and some who speak Portuguese.

Official Languages committee  Do you mean in general?