Mr. Chairman, the questions and comments posed raise a number of issues.
First it comes down to the issue of commitment. I would like to put this before the committee so that you are aware. Currently we are making many changes across our personnel management system. Starting this month, there will be no promotion to the rank of lieutenant general or vice-admiral unless the individual has a CBC competency.
Then I'll really take measures to increase the percentage of newly promoted colonels/navy captains to 80% by 2008 and 90% by 2009 in order to guarantee that military members promoted to the rank of brigadier-general or commodore after 2011 really have CBC language competency.
Mr. Chairman, I would submit that's an example of commitment at the strategic level to move ahead with the plan in a very aggressive way.
I'll let General Gosselin address the Borden and Saint-Jean issues.