Mr. Chair, our report on the investigation into the 117 complaints received with regard to the September 2006 budget cuts contained a legal study on the potential impact of those cuts. Much of the progress that has been made is due to decisions rendered by the Supreme Court following recourse to the Court Challenges Program.
A network of school boards was created because we went before the courts asking that section 23 encompass the right of communities to control their schools. Are the implications of sections 16 and 23 set in stone? No, of course not. There are grey areas. It is for that reason that we ask the courts to clarify the charter rights.
There is an ongoing dialogue between parliamentarians, citizens and Canadian courts. In many cases, Canadians are represented by the Commissioner of Official Languages in areas dealing with language rights.