Official Languages committee  You don't have in that the whole impact of the complementary institutional services. That plays a major role. So if there was an analysis of actual needs, it would certainly have a major impact.

Official Languages committee  First and foremost, this mechanism would have to ensure that the will of the minister responsible truly exists and that he endorses the obligations that the House of Commons took on. Then, there would have to be administrative and departmental policies in place to disseminate thi

Official Languages committee  We are trying to identify the positive steps taken in the various departments. We are just starting the exercise. To date, it is not very encouraging. There does not seem to be a link between the policy decision and departmental administration. A lot of work remains to be done in

Official Languages committee  I don't, in fact, think that it makes much sense to calculate the distribution on a per person basis, because there are complementary institutions. I won't elaborate on that issue, but it means that other budgets are available to the community. In Quebec, the anglophone community

Official Languages committee  I meant that you raised the bar when you adopted legislation that imposes obligations of result. That told the people of Canada that our country will now act responsibly in terms of enhancing the vitality of francophone citizens from sea to sea. The objective is a noble one, and

Official Languages committee  The thought of burdening groups with funding themselves completely is illogical and irresponsible. That leads to more problems. We can compare ourselves to other countries that take similar action and where progress is very slow. We thought we had something special in our country

Official Languages committee  Having nothing is never acceptable.

Official Languages committee  I'm going to keep on repeating this because I want it to get through: our government is a federal institution. It is a federal jurisdiction. Our government found itself in a strange situation when we were asked to intervene in the CALDECH case which is currently before the Suprem

Official Languages committee  As a result of the current situation, we are left to our own devices. The Court Challenges Program has been the key to all the improvements and ensured the advancement of this file. We have been able to expand our schools to provide secondary school services. At each stage, paren

Official Languages committee  Things would certainly be much easier if there were more harmony between the federal government's words and its deeds. One day, we hear a fine-sounding speech, and the next day they cut the Court Challenges Program. This was not a very expensive program, just a few million dollar

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  I think there are weaknesses with the community component and education in French as a first language. We have not yet completed our analysis of this program. Do you remember the first program that was implemented by a different government? There was very heavy support for French

Official Languages committee  The Northwest Territories are just starting to take an organized approach to immigration, and it seems very promising. In fact, we have a good relationship with the federal Department of Immigration. However, it's something that's more or less understood in various parts of the c

Official Languages committee  Our situation is somewhat different. In legal terms, French and English are equal. So, we are trying to make comparisons with anglophones in Quebec, but we do not compare ourselves to anglophones in Quebec. There are many reasons for that. In large part, I agree with what Denis j

Official Languages committee  Yes, they want to keep their French, but there are challenges. In light of the testimony of members of our community and territorial and federal government employees, the judge realized that there were infringements to our dignity and our sense of identity. And that's why the jud