Official Languages committee  Exactly. That is why we created a program called Place aux jeunes—Yukon. We want to stay in touch with them, to bring them back for their internships, and to encourage them to settle in the Yukon and have families there.

Official Languages committee  Health services are the most important issue. We will invite you when we open our bilingual health care centre. It will be a success.

Official Languages committee  The distribution of the budget envelope we receive is specific to the Yukon. We have the community issue table. Federal funding and cooperation agreements are divided into four parts: the community newspaper, youth, culture and my salary. We reduced investments in administration to a minimum in order to increase them for youth and culture.

Official Languages committee  Accountability is crucial. My children must be accountable to me even if they have been living with me for 15 years. If I receive money from the government, I must be accountable for it to the government. If I am running a business, I must be accountable to my shareholders. As a member of the board of directors, I must be accountable to my people.

Official Languages committee  There is a lot of turnover in the public service. There is also a high turnover in the population of the Yukon, as is the case of officials in departments. You often have to do the same work over and over again. You have to introduce yourself, even to your partner. That could change in government.

Official Languages committee  Turnover is normal. Having to deal with new faces is not necessarily the main issue here. What's important is the message Parliament sends out.

Official Languages committee  Exactly. Sometimes, we deal with new consultants who talk about accountability. The objectives of a project must be met. We have to use certain keywords. We would like to stop dealing with the flavour of the day and agree on overarching issues. I believe that Parliament's message is clear, regardless of which party is in power.

Official Languages committee  Yes, we do.

Official Languages committee  We don't have a French or English university in the Yukon.

Official Languages committee  Yukon College offers courses in English only. Our association is involved with issues surrounding post-secondary education. Some Canadian universities offer distance learning. There are also scholarships to study in francophone institutions.

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  Indeed, there are some problems. For instance, current events are not covered very well. In fact, we would like to have local coverage. In English, they have the CBC—

Official Languages committee  Regarding this very point, I had written in my notes that we should recognize regional differences, community growth, specific economic situations in certain regions, for example the boom in the west, and the growth of Yukon. Of course, the national picture cannot be described in such rosy terms.

Official Languages committee  Extremely high.

Official Languages committee  We spoke of recognizing regional differences and recognizing the fact that in 2009 we cannot live on the same means as in 2004. It is good to have an agreement that reaches over several years, but we also must recognize this fact. Everyone has the right to minimum wage increases and to a minimum income.