First, it should be kept in mind that I made a commitment at the Sommet des communautés francophones et acadienne in June to conduct a broad consultation on action to be taken on the present Action Plan for Official Languages.
Mr. Lord will conduct the consultations and report to me. Other consultations are scheduled, and there is an ongoing dialogue with groups across the country. Mr. Lord was Premier of the only bilingual province in the country. We are sure he has the experience, skill and listening ability required to hear the viewpoints that will be expressed during the consultations.
Allow me to add that the themes selected are very definitely important and current. They are issues that the various groups are concerned about across the country. These are themes that were selected in cooperation with FCFA. We're talking about demographics, economics, new technologies and governance.