Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good morning, Mr. Fraser, and good morning to the members of your team.
In the presentation you just made, you invited new stakeholders to get involved in developing official languages policy. I deeply believe that we must respect all the provincial mandates; that is clear. However, do you not think that the time has come to try to negotiate with the ministries of education throughout Canada to obtain a policy whereby bilingualism begins with primary school? I think that this is the best way to create a pool of people who are sufficiently trained in both languages.
Take me, for example. I was educated in three languages, and I speak all three of them; I read them, and I write them. I think that this is the best way to supply the federal public service with people who will eventually be able to carry out their duties adequately in both official languages. Ms. Giguère could perhaps give us some of the legal details of this and tell us what negotiations we should eventually hold with provincial governments. The time has come for the provincial governments to participate in the negotiations to develop official languages in Canada. I would like to hear
your thoughts on the subject.