A generation is spread over 20 or 25 years. The process began in the best years, back in the 1970s. But we're now in 2006. Thirty-six years have gone by, which corresponds to a generation and a half. At the beginning of the process, people said the next generation would be bilingual, since people who are 50, 60 or 70 years old don't or can't learn another language, and so on.
Our workforce includes people who entered the public service at the age of about 20 or 25. Now they are 30 or 40 years of age, but they are still unilingual and have no desire to learn the other language. That is unacceptable, because bilingualism has been a requirement for these positions for years now. The Government's policies and procedures have been modified ad nauseum. This has to stop. People must comply with the language requirements of their position.