Official Languages committee  Mr. Chair, members of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Official Languages and colleagues, good afternoon to you all. Thank you for this invitation to present my analysis of Bill C‑13. Since I believe you have received my brief, I will skip immediately to my conclusions

Official Languages committee  Of course. To sum up, I propose that the Canadian government intervene in immigration in particular. More specifically, I recommend that it introduce a francophone immigration program, distinct from other immigration programs, in which the spaces allotted to that program would b

Official Languages committee  In other words, you're asking me if I have a conflict of interest here. I sat on the minister's expert panel on Bill C‑32, not on the panel on Bill C‑13. Don I'm no one's parrot. What I'm saying is that my impression is that Bill C‑13 is a very promising compromise that—

Official Languages committee  It seems to me you're referring to federally regulated private businesses in sectors such as communications, transportation, banking, agriculture and so on. However, I think the question should be put to the minister. There will be two regimes, but at the same time…

Official Languages committee  To whom should I say yes or no? I don't understand your question.

Official Languages committee  I think we have an interesting case study here. Ms. Petitpas Taylor will have to talk to Ms. LeBel to determine whether to enter into an agreement with the Quebec government on all aspects pertaining to the application of the new Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Busin

Official Languages committee  Thank you very much for your question, and congratulations on your election. I don't recommend that the government add anything to the bill. I want it to be passed as soon as possible because the longer we wait, the faster the communities decline. In other words, the longer you

Official Languages committee  All bills have deficiencies. I don't want to underscore the deficiencies; I want to emphasize what's good.

Official Languages committee  Oh, I see. I'm one of the many people who said that the objectives of the Official Languages Act of 1988 were excellent. The problem is in the implementation. In addition, the government has equipped itself with tools that don't correspond to the objects of the act. For example,

Official Languages committee  Thank you, but I won't be expanding on the subject. I'm going to give others an opportunity to ask questions.

Official Languages committee  Yes, absolutely. I know only a fool never changes his mind, and I know I can change mine, but I'm entirely comfortable with what I wrote. What's more, Mr. Beaulieu, since you quote the same passage every time I appear before this committee, I'm starting to be familiar with it.

Official Languages committee  I don't know if I can really change your mind since you've previously said you'd vote against the bill. I never said we were living in the best of all possible worlds. The Official Languages Act applies to the areas of federal government jurisdiction across the country. It guara

Official Languages committee  I don't know exactly how you want me to answer you. First of all, this bill should be viewed as a compromise. It acknowledges that substantive equality is one of the principles that must guide the way language rights are interpreted. It recognizes the substantive equality of Eng

Official Languages committee  Thank you very much for that question, Ms. Ashton. In many respects, it's related to the one you asked Ms. Chouinard. Part VII is clear. The term "positive measures" is clear and means any measure that can enhance the vitality of the linguistic minorities. Part VII must also be

Science and Research committee  Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Thank you for inviting me to appear before you to present my thoughts and analyses on the theme of research and publication in French. I will mainly be presenting a few recommendations, but, first, I would like to say that I have been active in