Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, for giving me my speaking time.
Minister, the Treasury Board Secretariat is responsible for applying the Official Languages Act. You set an example in terms of learning French, and I thank you for it. Some officials also set an example when it comes to using their mother tongue. Even if they are bilingual, some respond to anglophones by using their mother tongue, since interpretation is available and it’s offered not only from French to English, but from English to French as well.
Nonetheless, we see a certain lag in implementing regulations. The Commissioner of Official Languages called on you at the beginning of the month to publish regulations for Part VII of the Official Languages Act.
When can we expect the regulations to be published?