Official Languages committee  Actually, I'm throwing the ball back in your court. I see that, in fulfilling your duties as MPs, you travel a great deal. So you're in a position to see the situation first-hand. Sometimes, the impact can be felt on the planning end. For instance, I attended the Canada Games in

Official Languages committee  I'm not a lawyer, so I couldn't tell you the difference between legal action for non-compliance with the Official Languages Act and legal action for breach of contract. But, as you can see, the report lists all of the legal actions that my predecessors and I have taken further t

Official Languages committee  Because of a structural change to the organization made at a much higher level, employees doing the same job at the same place under the same supervisor lost their right to work in French overnight.

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  I'm going to steal that analogy for future use. I think it's an excellent example.

Official Languages committee  You mean I'm a doty broken record?

Official Languages committee  That's one point, but another one is even more important: we have to remember that after Air Canada's restructuring in 2003-2004, four bills that involved Air Canada as a whole died on the Order Paper. For instance, Jazz is not subject to the act, but given Air Canada's connecti

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  I am asking myself that question.

Official Languages committee  You would have to put the question to VIA Rail. Recently I had an informal conversation with someone who spent part of her career as a lawyer at VIA Rail. I paid her a compliment and said that we very rarely receive complaints, despite the many passengers, and that that was an e

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  I will try. Some of the features of Air Canada's new structure allow it to get around the law. That is how I understand things. Ms. Giguère, perhaps you could provide further details.

Official Languages committee  According—

Official Languages committee  According to the figures the company uses in its communiqués, 6% of travellers were dissatisfied. That survey does not tell us how many francophones were polled. However, out of 42 million passengers, a 6% rate represents a critical mass of 2.5 million passengers who were not sat