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Foreign Affairs committee I'm not sure I can answer specifics on Libya. We have been involved in projects that the department for GPSF has been funding, projects dealing with sexual violence in Libya, for example. We have been involved through START in the Middle East peace process in the Sudan, Afghani
March 12th, 2012Committee meeting
Morris Rosenberg
Official Languages committee As we said, the head of the mission is primarily responsible for overseeing the entire mission. We work hard to raise awareness among the heads of mission of their responsibilities. For the most part, I think that they are well aware of those responsibilities. I am going to insis
March 22nd, 2011Committee meeting
Morris Rosenberg
Official Languages committee Yes. We will give it to you in May.
March 22nd, 2011Committee meeting
Morris Rosenberg
Official Languages committee I don't have that information here, but we will try to find it for you.
March 22nd, 2011Committee meeting
Morris Rosenberg
Official Languages committee I agree with you. It's not enough to say we have a plan. End of story. There are a few important issues. You need a plan because, without a plan, you don't know where you're headed. So that's important. There's also the implementation of the plan. I've already spoken about balan
March 22nd, 2011Committee meeting
Morris Rosenberg
March 22nd, 2011Committee meeting
Morris Rosenberg
Official Languages committee I don't have it with me, but we can try to find it and get it to you later.
March 22nd, 2011Committee meeting
Morris Rosenberg
Official Languages committee Yes, the 36% includes everyone in the department. I think that 36% of employees in the department are francophone or have French as their first official language. Now, that doesn't mean that all those people are in rotational positions or are in our missions abroad. The figures a
March 22nd, 2011Committee meeting
Morris Rosenberg
Official Languages committee No, not the mandate letter. But that does not mean we do not discuss the issue of official languages. Deputy ministers address it in a few ways. First, there is a deputy ministers' committee chaired by the Secretary of the Treasury Board. That committee examines various key mana
March 22nd, 2011Committee meeting
Morris Rosenberg
March 22nd, 2011Committee meeting
Morris Rosenberg
Official Languages committee Actually, we did have tools, but they were flawed. The objectives were not laid out clearly enough. For instance, what we want now are new performance measures so we can improve our performance. We want to reduce the number of instances where people do not receive service in Fren
March 22nd, 2011Committee meeting
Morris Rosenberg
Official Languages committee As I said in my presentation, the plan will be finalized in May. So it will be put—
March 22nd, 2011Committee meeting
Morris Rosenberg
Official Languages committee Yes, we will provide you with a copy as soon as it is finalized and approved by the department's executive council.
March 22nd, 2011Committee meeting
Morris Rosenberg
Official Languages committee We do not have one right now. When we finalize our plan, we are going to try to make the objectives, as well as the performance measures for those objectives, as clear as possible. We will also make the connection with those aspects of the plan that respond to the comments of the
March 22nd, 2011Committee meeting
Morris Rosenberg
Official Languages committee No, not yet.
March 22nd, 2011Committee meeting
Morris Rosenberg