When Mr. Masse became the Minister of National Defence, he said that he wanted his memos to be in French, which led to an angry outcry in the department. I heard about this in the media. Seems that things haven't really changed since then. As you said, bilingualism seems to be more of a problem in some departments than it is in others. And that's something that needs to be seen to.
I would like to broach another issue. As a francophone, my English test is tougher than the French test is for an anglophone. I've never seen the tests and I have never sat for a test. But this is what some people have told me. Perhaps it's because they failed and were not happy with the outcome. The questions deal with culture or idioms; other questions involve multiple choice or role play.
How can you back up the statement that the English and French tests are really equivalent? You said that the tests were of excellent quality, Mr. Edwards, but my question is still valid. Is my concern warranted? I imagine that you're trying to work around this. How do you ensure that such discrepancies don't occur?