Thank you.
There are indeed challenges, realities with regard to linguistic duality in this country. Our government is very sensitive to what is going on. It is especially very determined to comply with the Official Languages Act, of course, but also to promote linguistic duality across the country. I repeat: the reports prepared by the various groups, whether it be the committee, the FCFA summit or others, as well as the recent Statistics Canada data, will definitely fuel our thinking.
A solid and clear commitment was made in the Throne Speech. In that speech, we said that the next phase of the Action Plan for Official Languages will be implemented. It must be understood that, for reasons of liability, we first had to ensure that we conducted an evaluation of the various programs proposed in the plan, consult our partners to determine what worked well and what worked less well. That evaluation is still under way.
Of course, the consultations are taking place as we speak. There will be a summing up in January, which will enable me, among other things, to receive Mr. Lord's report on the results of consultations that have been conducted across the country. At that point, we'll be able to get to work to begin the next phase of the Action Plan for Official Languages.