Yes, it is.
In terms of the level of bilingualism of university teaching staff—because we also have the problem of recruiting high-level researchers who are extremely competent and bilingual—on a small scale, the university deals with that by including in the initial hiring contract an obligation to become bilingual in order to achieve tenure. If that obligation is not met, the teacher simply does not receive tenure.
It is a fairly draconian measure. It may not be the kind of action that could be contemplated in the public service. Also, the studies that have been done in places where this occurs show that people can only retain a minority language as a second language in an environment where that second language is valued.
That is a major operation. There needs to be a culture in the public service, an institutional culture that values the other language. In order for that to happen, deputy ministers will probably have to be convinced of the need to reflect that requirement. It is all about the culture in the public service. I cannot really give you any other answer, except to say that it is a substantial problem.