We are talking here about federal institutions, bilingual regions and workplaces that are conducive to the use of both languages. In concrete terms, a manager would have to allow their employees to speak in either of the two official languages at meetings, for example. The manager should also encourage them to choose the language in which they wish to work, in a workplace where they feel comfortable speaking with supervisors in either official language.
To date, Treasury Board Secretariat has always encouraged bilingual managers to operate that way, whether they are in Quebec or in bilingual regions outside Quebec. This amendment would make us wonder what a manager in a designated region in Quebec will have to do differently: will they have to favour the use of one of the two languages?