Steven Blaney at the Official Languages Committee

On November 29th, 2018. See this statement in context.

November 29th, 2018 / 9:55 a.m.

Conservative

Steven Blaney Conservative Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis, QC

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.

Thanks to both commissioners for their highly informative testimony.

I very much appreciated the recommendations you made in the first hour, particularly those concerning the modernization of the act, governance and a department that would oversee everything.

Mr. Boileau, I liked your recommendation concerning the Treasury Board, which would coordinate all institutions in implementing the act.

I have a question. You said that you commissioners didn't want coercive powers and that a tribunal would have the effect of judicializing everything and thus reducing political accountability.

Could the Treasury Board have coercive powers and use them to implement the Official Languages Act?

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