Evidence of meeting #49 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 report.
A recording is available from Parliament.
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Deputy Minister, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
I'd like to say that Ms. Huard isn't a champion in this area, but she is a champion—
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Deputy Minister, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
No, I said that Serge Thériault, who is regional general director for the Gulf Region, is the other co-champion, with Mr. Bloom. Ms. Huard is responsible for certain parts of the act because she is the assistant deputy minister responsible for human resources.
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Liberal
Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON
You said she was responsible for service to the public, language of work and equitable participation.
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Liberal
Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON
I was listening to you.
Ms. Dansereau or Mr. Grégoire, do you receive any instructions from the clerk regarding official languages?
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Deputy Minister, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Yes, as for all the other files that are important for us, the minister's clerk, as I said earlier, expects us not only to make a real effort, even in our letters of offer, but also to produce very clear results.
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Deputy Minister, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Yes, we prepare a big report every year on everything that goes on in the official languages field.
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Deputy Minister, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
It's part of the report...
Ms. Huard, is it part of the report to the Public Service Commissioner?
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Assistant Deputy Minister, Human Resources and Corporate Services, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
I'm not sure.
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Deputy Minister, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
The report we submit to the Commissioner of Official Languages is really the main report and it's based on data—
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Liberal
Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON
You don't report to the commissioner, but you do report to someone on official languages. You don't report to the commissioner.
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Assistant Deputy Minister, Human Resources and Corporate Services, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
We have our own accountability framework at the department.
We also have to report how well we're doing with respect to official languages.
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Assistant Deputy Minister, Human Resources and Corporate Services, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
We have to respond to the report of the commissaire aux langues officielles. In our planning, we have to report to the clerk.
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Assistant Deputy Minister, Human Resources and Corporate Services, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
We can find it, yes.
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Liberal
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Liberal
Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON
Do you have any relations with the Treasury Board Secretariat regarding official languages?