Thank you, Mr. Linklater.
Mr. Yeates, your department received an overall rating of “C”. As you pointed out, you received an “A” regarding parts VI and VII of the Official Language Act.
I have two questions.
You have worked in many federal and provincial government departments and ministries. Regarding the areas in which you received a “C” rating and in the other departments—
consistently at this committee we're dealing with--or at least my line of questioning is focused on--the things you have done that are good in areas where the commissioner has recognized as much with a grade, say, of an A, and how those things can be transportable to the areas where you didn't perform as well. And perhaps, very briefly, Mr. Yeates, is there best practices stuff in here that we can transport to other departments in the government? We're having trouble getting answers to those questions. We've had other departments that face other challenges. I realize there is some uniqueness or it's nuanced. Can you comment on that as somebody who's worked in, at least as far as I can see, perhaps six to ten different departments?