Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Welcome, Ms. Barrados and Mr. Lemaire.
I would like to ask you a few questions. I don't want to give you the impression I'm merely criticizing. You did get quite good marks, A, in some cases, and not quite as good in others. I congratulate you on the good marks you did get, and I will ask some questions on the not so good ones. I'm not just criticizing. This will also be helpful for other witnesses who will be appearing and whose marks were poor all down the line.
I'm going to read some passages from the evaluation by the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages concerning development of the official language minority communities and promotion of linguistic duality, that is to say Part VII of the Official Languages Act. I'm citing the following two sentences from the evaluation:
However, it does not have a list of official language communities, nor is it clear that the PSC consults with these communities on a regular basis or understands their needs. While the PSC has undertaken initiatives that support Part VII of the Act, the initiatives do not appear to be coordinated or systemic.
That seems to suggest that you haven't had an action plan since 2007. Why is that the case?