Thank you, Ms. Fortier.
Thank you for being here, Mr. Johnson and Mr. Dupuis. We already met previously.
Two days ago, we received representatives from Juristes Power Law, who made an excellent presentation. I know that you know the Official Languages Act by heart. I'd like to direct your attention to part VIII of the act, so as to hear your thoughts on the suggestions made by the Juristes Power Law firm on that topic.
In paragraph 46(2), it says:
(2) In carrying out its responsibilities [...] the Treasury Board may [...]
The Juristes Power Law firm suggested here that we replace the verb “may” with the verb “shall”.
In addition, Juristes Power Law suggested that we add a reference to part VII in paragraph 46(2)(a), which currently says this:
establish policies, or recommend policies to the governor in council to give effect to parts IV, V and VI, or recommend [...]
What do you think of those suggestions?