Basically, I think everything has been put in place. The action plan for official languages and the act are there. It's unfortunate that there's a delay because it may interfere with the operations of a number of organizations. In fact, it may even lead to job losses in some cases.
For example, we can talk about direct federal programs, as well as the agreements between the federal government and the provinces and territories that I mentioned. These programs and agreements are known for their constant delays, mainly because we have to negotiate with the provinces. This is a major problem for us, and we've seen organizations that have had to shut down their activities with the communities. That is one of our major, and even very significant, concerns.
People may not realize the impact that our organizations have on the development of our communities culturally or economically, or in all sectors. We are concerned about that.
I'll use health as an example. Health is an important area, and delays cause problems. The health care system in the provinces is very cumbersome, which means that, by adding this complexity, we can have to wait months and months to obtain services. These things are just not acceptable.
My recommendation would be to find a way to speed up the process as soon as possible.