Sir, I agree with the fact that managers must be able to work with a bilingual staff. The expectation is clear and categorical: if a person does not meet the required qualifications to supervise employees in both official languages, and must receive training to this end, a concrete plan must be drawn so that the person replacing the manager be capable of working with bilingual employees. There will always be expectations as regards the language needs of employees. If staff is bilingual, this is the measure to be taken in any given department.
On February 5th, 2008. See this statement in context.