Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I thank all witnesses for their great presentations and very useful answers.
It is true that the action plan raises a lot of questions and passionate feelings about a possible update to the Official Languages Act.
When we travelled to Yukon, we received two or three major proposals about modernizing the Official Languages Act. You mentioned a few, including the language clauses and the need to apply them to every sector. We have to make sure that the money transferred is also invested in health and education services in French, and so on.
There is one thing, however, that has not been mentioned a lot, and that is sustainability. What was suggested about that in Yukon is that the obligation to present a five-year plan every five years should be enshrined in the Official Languages Act. That would ensure that there is no vacuum when a plan comes to an end.
A recent article by #ONfr revealed that francophone organizations are still waiting for the funding they were promised. I wondered about the 20% increase that was promised in May to most of the organizations. We were told that some organizations received the funding, but not others.
I know that you probably received a letter telling you that you would get that money soon. However, in the meantime, you are still waiting.
What is your situation? What are the consequences? Does it prevent you from launching initiatives or from hiring and retaining employees?
I would like to hear your thoughts on that, briefly. Time is short, unfortunately.
Please, go ahead.