Official Languages committee  That's correct. For a first offence, the penalty is $100.

Official Languages committee  That's what allows us to do that, yes.

Official Languages committee  That's correct. For our part, we're limited to the amounts included in the Conflict of Interest Act.

Official Languages committee  In my opinion, I find it hard to imagine that the federal government would be penalized for violations. It must be remembered that all of the money is from the same budget in the end. The Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages is a government organization. The funds would go from one to the other and vice versa.

Official Languages committee  But that's my personal opinion.

Official Languages committee  No, not necessarily.

Official Languages committee  I understand. However, Air Canada is currently a private company.

Official Languages committee  That would be a matter of penalizing someone externally. In our case, we penalize individuals. It's not the federal government, but individuals who have committed a violation of our act.

Official Languages committee  It's simply that, in your hypothetical scenario, an agent of the federal government would impose a penalty on another federal organization.

Official Languages committee  I've clearly noted the question. As we've said, we could follow up after checking the information.

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  I'm not aware. I can check.

Official Languages committee  We'll check. Then we'll give you the information. At this time, unfortunately, I can't answer the question.

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  That could be effective. However, I find it hard to imagine how it could be administered. In effect, monetary penalties are generally associated with violations other than substantive violations. How will the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages determine that there has in fact been a substantive violation and that a service has not been rendered in an official language?