Official Languages committee  First of all, I believe that it is important to create an independent organization. Canadian Heritage is currently doing an excellent job. However, I am not sure that it has the resources required to continue fulfilling its current mandate while doing this additional work. Perhap

Official Languages committee  I am not saying that we have to build monuments or other things. However, if we do, we believe that it is crucial that such initiatives be bilingual. If we want to promote linguistic duality, everything has to be in both French and English across the country.

Official Languages committee  First of all, I would like to say that the federation sort of invited itself to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, or rather we asked to appear before the committee. I am not certain that the federation would have been invited had we not asked. It is unfortunate, but

Official Languages committee  You are quite right. We need to promote the linguistic duality.

Official Languages committee  We recommended that a committee or organization be established and that is what we want to happen. It must include someone who represents the official language communities. I have heard my colleagues everywhere say the same thing. I do not want a celebration that someone on the

Official Languages committee  Good morning Mr. Chair and committee members. I would like to begin by thanking you for inviting the Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada to appear before the committee during its study of the 150th anniversary celebrations of Canadian Confederation in

Finance committee  As far as investments go, we have to keep in mind the reality of the needs as they are. If a criterion required 100 employees or more, our companies may be too small. What really needs to be taken into account is the uniqueness of each community and company. It is not like one-si

Finance committee  We could certainly send you that information.

Finance committee  There have been certain years when investments in assistance for community life programs were higher. They have long since been reduced.

Finance committee  I could obtain that information, but I believe it was in 1998. Investments were higher. They were then cut, and increased again a little bit afterwards. They stabilized and are still stable, but as we have obtained status quo and not a cost-of-living adjustment, we have taken a h

Finance committee  If you are talking about the funding for the roadmap and....

Finance committee  In terms of all the funding, I don't think it has ever been as high as it is now, but the funding for the program for community support has been higher in the past. That portion has been much bigger in the past.

Finance committee  Yes, of course. I'm going to turn to Mr. Awad.

Finance committee  Thank you, Ms. Glover. I am also happy to see you again. It must be understood that the needs of francophone communities are not the same as those of anglophone communities. I don't want to spend too much time on technicalities, but pursuant to part VII of the act....

Finance committee  Yes, and I will answer very quickly.