I'd like to thank the two ministers for having agreed to appear on such short notice and for explaining their new approach.
As you are all aware, I'm the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for La Francophonie and Official Languages. It's very important for me to understand exactly what is happening. My question is directed to Minister Verner.
Ms. Verner, our Prime Minister made you responsible for official languages, which gives you an opportunity to set the tone when it comes to policies affecting federal institutions. I know that you're very demanding when it comes to official languages. As far as horizontal coordination is concerned, your approach is based on cooperation across the board. In fact, you mentioned in your speech that you're going to continue to work with each and every one of your colleagues. So that brings me to my question.
What is your specific role in assisting Minister O'Connor in the implementation of the Canadian Armed Forces Official Languages Program Transformation Model?