Official Languages committee  I entirely agree that there may be a cumulative effect. We are also very concerned about the idea that these cuts may be used as a pretext to slash French-language services and that the excuse given may be that that is in response to directives. Of course, it's easier to do in o

Official Languages committee  I agree with Ms. Nolette. That absolutely has to be done, but like any good business or someone who does a job, you have to check with the customer to see if he's satisfied. That report would be made public and could be used by the francophone and Acadian communities. It could be

Official Languages committee  It's hard to comment since we don't know the content of the report or even the analysis that was conducted.

Official Languages committee  Obviously, any analysis of immigration would be interesting. Even the census data, which should be available by December, will help us reach certain findings, such as that the francophone population of western Canada has grown. At least that's what I see. In my opinion, it's data

Official Languages committee  I support what Mr. Perreaux just said 100%. However, I would also add that each of our communities has been making overall development plans for a very long time. Our CEO is appointed for a period of 10 years. Your local CEO, I believe, has been in his position for a period of f

Official Languages committee  One of the key factors, when talking about measuring progress, is having the time to do it. When people ask us to measure the impact of an investment over a period of three months, for example, it's difficult. As for results, the investments are often made over the longer term. S

Official Languages committee  We agree. Officially, no, we were not asked to answer questionnaires or evaluations. Unofficially, people simply asked us whether things were going well or poorly. I also agree with my colleague, who said it is often very difficult to know, when you look at the reports from the

Official Languages committee  Perhaps I can take the liberty of providing an answer on that point. One of the major things that is key to our communities is that we really consider ourselves as partners in government investments. So if we have the opportunity to be more informed about those investments, we c

Official Languages committee  I'm going to answer in French as well. It's absolutely clear to us too that adding other departments to the Roadmap would be a key factor. Moreover, it goes without saying that we would like this agreement, this Roadmap, to be enhanced. That means more money invested by certain

Official Languages committee  In the area for action "Capitalizing on economic benefits", Roadmap investments enabled the Conseil de la coopération de la Saskatchewan to take part in the Place de la Francophonie during the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games. This kind of contribution should be part of a future Road

Official Languages committee  What then is the Roadmap's actual impact on Saskatchewan's francophone community? Our evaluation will be based on two major priorities: first, a plan for society the purpose of which is to build a strong, unified and innovative Saskatchewan francophone community that contributes

Official Languages committee  Second, funding must be provided for youth initiatives that will help equip young Fransaskois to become citizens who play leadership roles in our community. Third, funding must be provided for access to French-language media, which includes Radio-Canada, and any other form of pr