Official Languages committee  Yes, that would be essential. We thank you very much. The tour created a dynamic. All the media talked about it, both English- and French-speaking. Remember that all the community partners took part, as well as the Yukon government. There were a number of deputy ministers in the

Official Languages committee  Let's talk more specifically about the five areas for action identified by the Government of Canada. The first is emphasizing the value of linguistic duality among all Canadians. I'm going to provide a summary because I know you'll have some good questions for me. We could say

Official Languages committee  Currently, if a citizen is admitted to Canada in accordance with Citizenship and Immigration Canada standards, he is entitled to receive intake, support and linguistic services. He will be directed to the Multicultural Centre, which offers services in English only.

Official Languages committee  Yes, at AFY, we offer services up to—

Official Languages committee  We applied and we were denied because another organization had been accepted. That's fine. There's another organization. It was a call for tenders. It's like in business; you tender for a project. However, we don't understand why bilingualism wasn't required in the call for tende

Official Languages committee  No, we were never told that. The answer we got was that we did our advertising in French and English. And, in the newspaper, there's still an advertisement from the Yukon News, but it's in English only. We were told that wasn't necessary. And yet, if you consult the federal gove

Official Languages committee  The RCMP testified publicly on CBC/Radio-Canada in Yukon. There are excerpts. It simply said that, as it was not publishing its news releases in French, it would no longer be publishing them in English in order to comply with the Official Languages Act. Strange logic, but that's

Official Languages committee  They're able to do it, but it's simply that they don't want to. It used to be the person hired by the RCMP who was responsible for that. That person was bilingual. The position had become bilingual. The RCMP in Whitehorse decided to do things differently. It's a real fight. We're

Official Languages committee  Yes, I'll be brief. Before the Languages Act, we obviously had a strategy, and the francophone community was part of that strategy together with the Yukon and federal governments. That was even before 1988. The model we had developed, we called it the Yukon model, and we wanted

Official Languages committee  As I mentioned, that was in the early 2000s. There has really been a change.

Official Languages committee  I believe the day care centre has given a little... We definitely sit on a lot of committees together with that centre, but I won't speak on its behalf. I know that, a little later today, you'll be able to put certain questions to representatives of the school board. I believe th

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  It's—

Official Languages committee  Just at the start. Even the form states two representatives per organization. Whether we manage culture, health, seniors, economic development of the newspaper, the model is unique. That doesn't fit into the government's boxes. That's often the way it is. We're told that we don't

Official Languages committee  If I had been allowed six people, perhaps we could have had six.