Thank you.
Mr. Pile.
Good afternoon.
Do you have anything in your statistics on recruiting that would indicate a problem with recruits who are not hired, who are not kept on because of a problem with language, in other words, they are French speaking and have trouble with the English language? Do you have any statistics on that? Do you feel that it is a problem?
I represent Hull—Aylmer, a local riding, which is probably 75% francophone. People often come to my riding office to tell me that they have always wanted to have a career in the armed forces, but that they had a hard time with the exams and the interviews, because they were expected to speak mainly in English. So it was difficult for them. That is the version that I hear. I'm not saying that it is necessarily true, but this is what I am told. I would like to hear what you have to say about the recruiting process.
Is there a problem for a unilingual francophone or for someone who is not fluent in English when it comes to finding employment in Canada's Armed Forces?