Official Languages committee  Now, I would say that...

Official Languages committee  Absolutely nothing has changed. Mr. Godin, I simply wanted to confirm that you were reading precisely what I said on March 8.

Official Languages committee  It was an error on my part not to have been clearer and more precise then.

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  No. The management position that was held by Ms. Branch for the Atlantic region is now held by Mr. Mike Alexander on an acting basis until the position can be filled permanently.

Official Languages committee  The competition to fill that position permanently is currently in progress.

Official Languages committee  I would like to ask my colleague Gina Rallis to confirm who holds the position you are referring to, because there are people in that position both provincially and regionally. So I would ask Ms. Rallis to confirm Ms. Bruvels' position.

Official Languages committee  Mr. Godin, I am going to ask Ms. Rallis to give you a more specific answer. However, you are right, Mr. Johnson is the executive director responsible for processing and payment...

Official Languages committee  ... for the Atlantic Region. He has been receiving language training and should be completing that shortly. We have also taken administrative measures, as provided for in the Official Languages Act, to ensure that employees in New Brunswick have access to a supervisor in the language of their choice.

Official Languages committee  You said bilingual in your question.

Official Languages committee  For my part, Mr. Chairman, I was trying to explain to you that under the decentralized structure we have set up in the Atlantic Region and owing to the fact that all four provinces are represented at the management table, it is inaccurate to say that New Brunswick reports to a headquarters in Halifax...

Official Languages committee  ... because the management positions are located throughout the Atlantic Region.

Official Languages committee  Thank you, Mr. Nadeau. I remember the question well, and the answer is that an Acadian, for example, who speaks French well, has every right to speak French with the client in a unilingual office. An Acadian service provider also has the right to serve the client in the language of his or her own choice.

Official Languages committee  If you went to a bilingual office, sir...