Official Languages committee  That's a pretty delicate issue.

Official Languages committee  That issue is a concern for the anglophone minority, in part because that minority has already suffered from asymmetry in the Constitution. In section 23 of the charter, which concerns minority language educational rights, paragraph 23(1)(a) stipulates that anyone “whose first l

Official Languages committee  As an officer of Parliament, I keep a certain distance between the government and myself regarding the development of this kind of a study. So I cannot talk to you about it in detail. As for the governance issue, nine years ago, the government placed on the Treasury Board the re

Official Languages committee  We do have good exchanges. Here are the three most important recommendations: first, carry out a real assessment of needs in the provinces; second, assess the language proficiency of those who want to become judges; third, establish an agreement with chief justices in the provin

Official Languages committee  The government must show determination and willingness in order to ensure that immigrants are aware of official language minority communities' existence and the assistance they can receive from host organizations on the ground. Often, support and host organizations don't even kn

Official Languages committee  The important thing is that it's working. I am not opposed to the idea of changing the regulations, if that's more effective. People from the Treasury Board are currently doing painstaking work every other census. So, every 10 years, they review each census district to determine

Official Languages committee  We are currently completing a study on the active offer of service. In the meantime, I recommend that you consult the report on the active offer that was published by my Ontario counterpart, François Boileau. The report goes over the history of the active offer and compares the f

Official Languages committee  You are absolutely right. In François Boileau's study, I found an interesting definition of the active offer and of its importance. The active offer means that the service should be visible, audible, accessible, present and of equal quality to the service in English. Those five

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  Let's go back to our evaluations of the 33 institutions. Some improved, while others experienced setbacks. Only one institution performed poorly in our view. No institution stood out, but there was a slight improvement. Yesterday, I attended an event. An employee of a federal in

Official Languages committee  Yesterday, we sent the speakers of both houses a special report to Parliament that includes a range of options for Air Canada. I will discuss the topic in more detail later, when I present the report. The report proposes a series of incentives for you to discuss. The issue is com

Official Languages committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. With me today are Mary Donaghy, assistant commissioner, policy and communications branch; Ghislaine Saikaley, assistant commissioner, compliance assurance branch; and Pascale Giguère, director and general counsel, legal affairs branch. Honourable members

Official Languages committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.

Official Languages committee  I will give you a preliminary answer. I will actually ask Ms. Giguère to complete my answer, but I will still say that our interventions primarily target cases related to our act. The court challenges program did not provide funding for interventions related to the Official Langu

Official Languages committee  Yes. We have intervened in certain cases related to the charter. I will ask Ms. Giguère to specify whether an increase has been noted, given the absence of the court challenges program during part of my term.