Official Languages committee  I don't have the answer.

Official Languages committee  As I said earlier, Mr. Corbeil is already in contact with the federation. They are talking. We certainly do already work with the organizations.

Official Languages committee  We would have to develop the questions, test them, and make sure they are properly understood in order to obtain precise and accurate information. Once again, the scientific process is extremely important because ultimately you want very precise and accurate information.

Official Languages committee  Of course, if we do appropriate tests and make sure that we can measure the phenomenon precisely and accurately, we will help the communities. We have to find the right way of doing this, however, which is what we are committed to doing.

Official Languages committee  I will say again that we will do everything we can to measure the number of rights-holders. I am not here to criticize or to review the 11 questions that Mr. Corbeil spoke to you about during his appearance on February 14. Once again, we will use a scientific process to determine the best way of measuring the number of rights-holders and the number of questions that are needed to get that information.

Official Languages committee  No, they do not pertain to language of instruction.

Official Languages committee  It's not for me to say at this stage. We're embarking on census consultations, and certainly we hear you. We will consult as well with the organization, as we do already. As I said, Mr. Corbeil is in close communication with la Fédération. This will be part of the census consultation, and we will take your concern seriously and will look at potential ways to do additional testing.

Official Languages committee  Yes, the questions in the census do not pertain to mother tongue.

Official Languages committee  Right now, we are looking for a way of obtaining information about rights-holders. We are considering the possibility of obtaining that information through the census. We are also considering other options, as I said in my presentation.

Official Languages committee  Do you want me to answer?

Official Languages committee  On the idea of a survey in which we target using the census, we could do a post-censal survey similar to the survey on the vitality of official-language minorities. We could use techniques such as oversampling—you're right that we can go to a certain level—but we have other capacities as well.

Official Languages committee  Hello. The framework for determining the content of the census program is based on a proven process that draws on experience from previous Canada census programs, the United Nations' census principles, and approaches developed in other countries. This framework determines the priorities in the census content, in keeping with users' information needs, the burden on the respondent, privacy issues, and operational considerations.