Should we not consider what effects this might have in rural areas, where there is no institution that can provide language training? This involves the public service, its responsibilities, government money and the likelihood that people living in rural areas will have to travel elsewhere for training. As for the communities, there may be places in Canada where no language training is available. We don't know how widespread the effects of this change will be. It may work in urban centres like Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal and even Moncton or Fredericton, but has anyone given any thought to how this could negatively impact the small regions?
On November 27th, 2007. See this statement in context.