There are two issues: language of work and hiring.
A whole generation of public servants will be retiring, so we are continuing to hire, even if the total number of positions has decreased. It is extremely important that the federal departments, which make up the largest employer in Canada, send a clear message to universities: the federal government needs bilingual employees, and universities need to provide students with learning opportunities.
Language of work is always a challenge. I admit that I was extremely disappointed that during last week's crisis, the warning message from the Government Operations Centre was entirely in English. I was shocked. It is during crises that we see to what extent the systems operate. In my opinion, this was a dismal failure of the system.
In addition, this institution announced a few months ago that announcements would no longer be made in both official languages because of a lack of resources. We admonished the institution, and its position changed. However, in a crisis situation, this was a failure. I was very concerned by the reflex that was shown under fire, so to speak.