Mr. Speaker, the Commissioner of Official Languages launched an inquiry while the Liberals were still in power.
He found that the Canadian Forces were not increasing their bilingual workforce quickly enough under the former government.
The new model of the official languages program announced by our Conservative government implements the commissioner's 13 recommendations. Our government does not just stop at fine words, it takes action.
Our government shows that it has the political will to make improvements to its programs in order to respect linguistic requirements.
The main objective of the new model is to ensure that bilingual services are delivered when and where required, in compliance with the Official Languages Act.
The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces remain committed to respecting their obligations under the Official Languages Act.
I would add that the most harmful scenario to francophones outside Quebec and in the Canadian Forces would certainly be the separation of Quebec.