Official Languages committee  We would also ask that the commissioner submit the evidence to the administrative tribunal, and not only for the case at issue. We would ask that he provide all of the jurisprudence on the typical complaints he has received. In that way, we could support the citizens who would go

Official Languages committee  We have not yet done a budgetary exercise. To do that, we would need to assess the mandate and the number of complaints that would be filed with the administrative tribunal. Of course, we could establish an initial budget, and review it once the tribunal was in place. That said,

Official Languages committee  As for whether part VII should have its own regulations, one thing is certain. Justice Gascon made it clear that something had to be done and that a positive measure had to be defined. That's something the committee could examine as part of its study on the modernization of the O

Official Languages committee  I would add that the federal government has levers such as the education component of the official languages funding program. It already funds schools and post-secondary institutions at a rate of 50%. The federal government also provides infrastructure funding. When Collège Bor

Official Languages committee  Thank you very much.

Official Languages committee  Good morning, and thank you.

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  Yes. At this time, if a department orders a study but does not ask that a linguistic variable be added, Statistics Canada does not have the obligation to do that. The idea is thus that a linguistic component be added to all of the studies departments request from Statistics Cana

Official Languages committee  If a federal building is put up for rent in a city, for instance, we would like the local francophone community to be included in the consultations, the idea being that it could rent the building or buy it if it is being disposed of by the federal government.

Official Languages committee  On the topic of language rights, some provinces and territories currently have French services policies. Some have laws. British Columbia has neither policies nor laws. The federal government has a role to play in urging the provinces and territories to adopt such policies and le

Official Languages committee  Yes. There ought to be a five-year agreement on education in the minority language.

Official Languages committee  We would like to see an agreement that would be renewed every five years.

Official Languages committee  Yes. That is why our draft bill sets out an obligation to consult the school boards and communities, notably when there is any change to the initial allocation of amounts agreed upon in the funds transfer agreements with the province.

Official Languages committee  The agreements should contain an obligation to hold those consultations.

Official Languages committee  It was the Fédération culturelle canadienne-française.