First of all, Ms. Boucher, in connection with the development and implementation of the action plan, the FCFA of Canada played a very important role in terms of coordination and in preparing the consultations that have been held thus far, both at the departmental level and in dealings with senior officials.
The FCFA also spent a great deal of time—in fact I used this term earlier—to inspire the strategy of the government at the time. Rest assured, Ms. Boucher, that we will definitely be pleased to work with the government, no matter what the political party, to properly identify potential solutions for the years to come.
Somewhat earlier, we referred to one possibility, which was the matter of infrastructures. These are definitely out-of-date in some instances, not quite up to the mark in others, and in other areas they are good. But a better balance is needed in terms of infrastructures.
At the FCFA, we feel that the action plan made it possible to accomplish some great things, in particular in health and immigration. The FCFA has always advocated the importance of a comprehensive development plan that involves the communities and governments in action on several fronts. And that leads us to the question of institutional completeness, to which we referred.
There is another factor that strikes me as extremely important. In recent years, there was a component of the action plan that had not really been mentioned much. In fact, there is more than one. The issue of community life was not sufficiently supported to increase vitality, but to go beyond vitality, particularly in terms of increasing the availability of services in French. They should be provided to all citizens in each of the communities.
We talk a lot about achieving genuine equality. However, we can't yet say, even though we remain optimistic, that it exists outside Quebec. I think that this is something important that deserves to be looked at more closely.
I will let my colleagues speak at greater length about arts and culture, but the Action Plan for Official Languages has a number of flaws that could certainly be improved. We would be happy to work with any government.