I don't know whether you also have this impression, but when I go into the schools, English and French, I see how intelligent these kids are and I think how we are missing the boat at the outset. We are letting them go along as if they did not need to become bilingual, but later we tell them they have to be. Then they have to learn a second language and a new job all at the same time.
More efforts should be made to enter into agreements with universities and secondary schools all across Canada. In this committee, we have talked about how the public service is one of the biggest employers in the country, that bilingualism is one of the requirements, and that we have to expect that requirement to be honoured. For a unilingual person, the only way to get around this is to apply for a deputy minister position. That way you're excluded for life.