—to CBC, yes.
Evidence of meeting #36 for Official Languages in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was bilingual.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Evidence of meeting #36 for Official Languages in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was bilingual.
A recording is available from Parliament.
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Director General, Human Resources, Department of Public Safety
—to CBC, yes.
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NDP
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Director General, Human Resources, Department of Public Safety
No, because we just started. We're identifying the positions where people—
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Director General, Human Resources, Department of Public Safety
For the moment, there are...
I'm looking for the figure.
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Deputy Minister, Department of Public Safety
I have that figure.
In fact, 66.5% of the positions have a level higher than BBB.
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Yvon Godin NDP Acadie—Bathurst, NB
Employees must not feel comfortable communicating in their department in the language of their choice.
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Deputy Minister, Department of Public Safety
Perhaps, that depends on the person.
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NDP
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Deputy Minister, Department of Public Safety
We changed the profile to CBC, but that's not enough. Some now only have the BBB profile. So we have to offer training.
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Yvon Godin NDP Acadie—Bathurst, NB
Why do you say you encourage people to do it rather than tell them they have to do it?
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Deputy Minister, Department of Public Safety
In my view, that's a requirement.
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Yvon Godin NDP Acadie—Bathurst, NB
We represent the government and we represent the country. There is an act.
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Deputy Minister, Department of Public Safety
Absolutely, it's the law, but there is always room to encourage—
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Yvon Godin NDP Acadie—Bathurst, NB
I can encourage my wife to stop going to the bingo hall, but she won't stop.
Incidentally, she doesn't go to the bingo hall. That's just an example.
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Deputy Minister, Department of Public Safety
When I use the word "encourage", I mean do everything necessary to be able to meet the requirements of the act.
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Yvon Godin NDP Acadie—Bathurst, NB
In your action plan, is there any reference to obligations or encouragements?
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