Official Languages committee  Mr. Chairman, Mr. Gourde, committee members, good morning to you all. On behalf of the ACFA and the francophone community of Alberta, I am pleased to accept the invitation of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Official Languages to share the views of the Association cana

Official Languages committee  Definitely.

Official Languages committee  With regard to health, yes. We took part in the consultation and talked about pushing projects and setting priorities. In education, the consultation model was different, I believe, but we were consulted.

Official Languages committee  It's very hard to determine exactly how much funding there is and where it goes. That's a major concern for us, particularly with regard to education. It's very difficult to determine what the funding is.

Official Languages committee  Is that question for me too?

Official Languages committee  With your permission, Paul, I'll answer first. Ideally, new agreements should come out of talks among the various parties. That means the federal government, the provincial government—Albertan, in our case—and the community. The roles, responsibilities and commitments of each of

Official Languages committee  In fact, the question is what services the francophones who want to come and settle in Alberta in order to work will need. It will be employment services and various other types of services that meet their needs as citizens. Those services are provided by the provincial governmen

Official Languages committee  That would be possible if the trend continued, but that is not the case for the moment.

Official Languages committee  Yes, but it isn't—

Official Languages committee  I absolutely agree, Mr. Bélanger, but in addition, in Alberta in the 1960s, a private French-language station that had been established by the community was sold to Radio-Canada.

Official Languages committee  Exactly. And our CHFA was sold to Radio-Canada to ensure the private station's continued existence. So, of course, we don't want to see Radio-Canada disappear.

Official Languages committee  That's a question in our minds. The Roadmap was put in place to promote linguistic duality. We believe that's still a Canadian value.

Official Languages committee  That's not the case in Alberta.

Official Languages committee  I believe the road map is vital for our communities, and for our French-speaking community in Alberta in particular. As I expressed in answer to the other questions, one of the basic ways we would like to see the road map move forward would be an inclusion of more ministries invo

Official Languages committee  Oh, I can speak in French. Okay. I am Albertan, so when I'm spoken to in English, I feel I need to respond in English.