Official Languages committee  I guess we always have to be aware. I'll speak from my experience in the education sector, particularly with immersion programming in Quebec. We always have to be aware of the unintended consequences. For example, heavy immersion programs in English schools in Quebec have rendere

Official Languages committee  Part of our ambition in establishing the six priorities that we mentioned earlier.... While first they seem vague, in fact they're intended to be door openers to allow for the notion of interdepartmental funding of communities, and to allow communities to express themselves in a

Official Languages committee  The point might be more about relying exclusively on the federal government...seeking out support and resources from other ventures. Speaking for myself, and this is not something we've discussed at the board, although people are aware of it, some of the preparatory work that ha

Official Languages committee  I'd like to make a brief response, if I may.

Official Languages committee  I neglected to mention earlier, as one of the members mentioned their inability to attend, that your chair, Mr. Chong, attended our consultations in March and was very welcome. The community is attended to by elected officials of governments of any stripe and level as the first

Official Languages committee  I'll answer the question generally and then ask Sylvia to add some specific examples. I think what we've achieved in the establishment of these six priorities allows us to provide a framework for sustainable projects over time that we hope would actually become self-sustainable,

Official Languages committee  I would add that the work that has been accomplished through the previous road map has enabled us to come to a climax this year with the establishment of priorities among the various English-speaking communities of Quebec. That's a challenge we have met, and it's incumbent on the

Official Languages committee  I'll take 30 seconds or less. The English-speaking community of Quebec and its supporting public partners have invested significantly in establishing our community's priority areas. We have shared those with this committee, and we invite the Government of Canada to consider them

Official Languages committee  Beginning in 2005 and continuing over the life of the road map for Canada's linguistic duality, 2008 to 2013, real progress has been made by many federal institutions to improve their ability to enhance our community's development. This accomplishment is being achieved in three w

Official Languages committee  Good morning, Mr. Chong, Monsieur Godin, Monsieur Bélanger, and all members of the committee. My name is Noel Burke. Currently, I'm the interim president of the Quebec Community Groups Network, QCGN. With me today is Sylvia Martin-Laforge, who will share some of our remarks, an