Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I just want to respond to Mr. Beaulieu's comment.
This amendment doesn't create a right to work in English. New subsection 9(1) of the bill would create three rights in relation to language of work. New subsection 9(3) reads:
The right set out in paragraph (1)(b) does not preclude communications and documents from being in both official languages but the use of French must be at least equivalent to the use of English.
The problem here is that the bill grants three rights in relation to language of work, but create a clear exception regarding just one of those rights. That is confusing.
No one is demanding the right to work in English. However, I should hope that my colleagues would agree that if an employer gives employees who prefer to work in French the right to carry out their tasks, communicate, receive documents and use work tools in French, the employer should also be able to tell other employees that they can ask to work with computer programs in English if they want, for instance.
This element is missing from the proposed bill, and I don't understand why. In fact, it raises doubt. Some of the people I represent are concerned about this aspect, and as a lawyer, so am I. I hardly see how a change like this could cause problems for anyone if accepted.