Official Languages committee  Yes, I did.

Official Languages committee  Exactly.

Official Languages committee  Exactly.

Official Languages committee  Yes, directly.

Official Languages committee  Yes, exactly. When I began at the College, it was in the area of employment. I helped people who were jobless, and so on. I was saying earlier that there are 42 service centres in Ontario where men and women who are jobless and have lost their way in life receive help. In Ontari

Official Languages committee  The major challenge for us has been to convince the managers of certain government organizations — such as the Service Canada Centre — to assign a Franco-Ontarian to the reception desk. You will probably say that I am looking after my own interests here. But I don't believe that

Official Languages committee  And we have to continue to lobby, because it's important.

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  It's called the Coalition francophone pour l'alphabétisation et la formation de base en Ontario and for a number of years now, it has been requesting funding for basic education.

Official Languages committee  That's correct.

Official Languages committee  The solution is to provide the means to facilitate communication. I'd like to give you two examples. The government has just finalized the Labour Market Development Agreements, or LMDAs, which were anxiously awaited. We are very grateful. Approximately $523 million will be trans

Official Languages committee  Since about 1910, the associative movement in Ontario, which developed through our parishes, has made advances and evolved. It's important to support the associative movement in Ontario. People who have been part of it have enjoyed an exceptional level of collaboration. What was

Official Languages committee  Our strategy focuses on providing extensive student support — looking after them as though they were clients and ensuring that all their needs are met. That is what we do. We work very hard and very closely with school boards. As far as we are concerned, every student is importan

Official Languages committee  Thank you. First of all, I think we have been able to surmount the obstacles by working to develop linkages. We have just returned from Acadie. We only just signed an agreement to develop a bachelor's program in forestry that will be jointly delivered by our college and the Uni

Official Languages committee  Thank you, and welcome to the City of Sudbury and Northern Ontario. Summarizing the issues associated with education in French in Ontario in five minutes is an almost impossible task, but I am going to attempt to do the impossible. I left a copy of some material with the clerk e