Okay, let's talk about the quasi-criminal penalties; I don't know the exact terms. In short, that exists. However, certain less serious offences could be resolved internally, through the commissioner's office. That's why, in one of the recommendations in her report in 2011, the commissioner asked to have a bit more power regarding penalties in cases that, despite being significant, did not necessarily require court or RCMP involvement and could be resolved internally.
Can you give us more details in that regard?
I think that is somewhat similar to what the Commissioner of Official Languages is seeking, namely that there be an internal process for violations of the Official Languages Act that are not criminal in nature, but that infringe upon the rights set out in the act. In such a case, it would be possible to impose an administrative monetary penalty on the person who did not comply with the Official Languages Act.