In British Columbia, the francophone community has definitely been significantly expanded as a result of that action plan. However, I see that, in the regions, the officials responsible for official languages under Part VII of the Official Languages Act are disadvantaged. They don't have the necessary resources or, in many cases, the training necessary to carry out their role effectively. We have a federal council, the Pacific Federal Council, but it doesn't have enough money.
On May 15th, 2008. See this statement in context.