Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Hello, Madam Minister.
First of all, I would like to thank you on behalf of my constituents of Saint-Boniface—Saint-Vital, in Winnipeg. It is clearly a priority for them and for all Canadians. You have addressed a controversial issue, and you have truly found solutions that are not just for the short term, but for the long term, I hope.
I know that the last 10 years have been difficult for the department. Positions have been left unfilled, and there have been cuts and contracting out, which was an approach that did the bare minimum to comply with the requirements of the Official Languages Act. Based on what you've said today, I'm confident that this has changed, but what insurance or what measures can you point to such that the improvements we're going to get in the short term are going to stay with us in the long term?