Evidence of meeting #12 for Official Languages in the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was languages.
A recording is available from Parliament.
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Senior Vice-President, Workforce and Workplace Renewal, Canada Public Service Agency
We can describe our experience under the last action plan...
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Senior Vice-President, Workforce and Workplace Renewal, Canada Public Service Agency
The action plan? Of course.
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NDP
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Senior Vice-President, Workforce and Workplace Renewal, Canada Public Service Agency
We are still receiving funding under the action plan.
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Director General, Research, Strategic Planning and Policy Development, Canada Public Service Agency
That's a good thing.
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Conservative
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Steven Blaney
Another committee member would like to ask a question before the end of this meeting.
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Liberal
Brent St. Denis Liberal Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing, ON
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I would also like to thank the witnesses.
I have no problem with the fact that funding and programs to promote official languages come from the federal government, but are there links among the provinces, provincial agencies promoting bilingualism and the federal department?
Do we work together in any way with the provinces that have programs to promote two languages? We serve the same people.
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Senior Vice-President, Workforce and Workplace Renewal, Canada Public Service Agency
Mr. Collins can confirm the fact that this issue falls under the responsibility of the Department of Canadian Heritage, which works together with all those other partners. Our priority is the public service and the institutions we referred to.
Mr. Collins, would you like to add something?
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Director General, Research, Strategic Planning and Policy Development, Canada Public Service Agency
There are initiatives, such as the single- window offices in Manitoba, where both provincial and federal services are provided to provide better service to the linguistic minority. These are our partner initiatives, and they provide services. Apart from that, things happen more at the ministerial level than at our level.
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Senior Vice-President, Workforce and Workplace Renewal, Canada Public Service Agency
I would add that, generally speaking, in areas other than employment equity, I often share my best practices with my provincial colleagues. The spirit of sharing allows people who are interested to improve the way they do things, but this does not happen in a formal way.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Steven Blaney
Thank you very much.
I would like to thank the witnesses representing the three agencies for coming here this morning. Your points of view will be useful when we make our recommendations. We noted your passion. There are interesting learning tools to make French more accessible within Canada's legal system.
Thank you for being here.
The meeting is adjourned.
