I've actually taken some pains not to say that I am condemning or approving the approach that is being taken. It's not my job to say this plan is a good plan or that plan is a good plan. We've set a series of recommendations in which we feel that there are certain criteria that have to be met in order for the Canadian Forces to meet their obligations under the Official Languages Act.
The forces have responded with this plan, and my reaction is to say, well, let's wait and see. If it continues to mean that only 47% of the officers who were supposed to be bilingual and provide bilingual services actually are, then it will continue to be a failure. If, on the other hand, we see that there is a better alignment between bilingual officers and the jobs they have to do, then I am not starting from a vantage point where....
For one thing, I'm not presuming bad faith on the part of the military.