Official Languages committee  We are all friends here. We all care deeply about Canada's linguistic duality. And for that linguistic duality to exist, we need a strong francophone minority community, one whose members talk to one another, see one another and hear one another. To your question, the cuts are w

Official Languages committee  Thank you. We have been using the co-operative approach for a long time. It is quite natural. Some organizations, such as the Conseil de développement économique de l'Alberta, are working a great deal with co-operatives. There is also the credit union movement, which has been ve

Official Languages committee  There are a number of aspects I could mention. Do you prefer me to answer in English or French?

Official Languages committee  So I will keep going in French. We were talking about immigration. It is a really important topic: we have to give new immigrants the tools they need. Investing in immigration is a matter of economic sustainability for Canada. We see that with Destination Canada, for example. We

Official Languages committee  That is along the same lines as Mr. Thibault's comment about universities. One of our groups, Pluri-elles, focuses on literacy for francophone newcomers and those who are already here. Many Franco-Manitobans who are from the province require help to obtain the tools they need. T

Official Languages committee  First, when I was at the CDEM and the ANIM, we carried out studies on the profitability of investments. Some minimal and truly conservative figures indicated that $15 was generated for every dollar that was invested. I'd like to go back to the francophone immigration question.

Official Languages committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am the President and Chief Executive Officer of the World Trade Centre Winnipeg. I will tell you my story so that you can have some idea of the ground I have covered and how we came to have a bilingual World Trade Centre in Winnipeg. I used to work with