This is my first meeting of the Standing Committee on Official Languages.
Good morning, Mr. Moore and Ms. LaRocque.
I would really like to convince myself of your determination to defend the official languages. Under your Roadmap, I see that you were expected to spend $1 billion from 2008 to 2013. That is a lot of money—at least, that is the information you have provided. At the same time, I believe the best example of a country that sees itself as bilingual is that it must itself be bilingual.
In my opinion, senior-level positions should be designated bilingual. Do you agree with that?