A slippery tongue is dangerous, Mr. Chairman.
Commissioner, I listened attentively to your remarks on what people are starting to call phase I of the Official Languages Action Plan, which is in fact the new chapter of the action plan. I share your analysis and the observations you have made. Things are uneven and haven't been as successful in some instances as we would have hoped. On the other hand, there are examples of things working better than we had hoped, for example in health care. This really is a result of the collaborative tone set right at the outset by the department and the institutions concerned, especially the National Workplace Health Consortium, and the provinces.
And I'm very pleased to note that you've made the same recommendation or the same remark concerning the public service, and that is that there should be more cooperation between Canada's public service and post-secondary institutions. I myself share that view.
Is the commissioner or the AUCC or the Public Service Commission in a position to recommend any initiatives that may be of benefit? Have you gotten wind of any such recommendations? Are there any initiatives that are currently under discussion or about which you have any information?