Official Languages committee  We have a lot of discussions with VANOC, but, as we can see, the results are not always convincing.

Official Languages committee  I agree with you, Mr. D'Amours. To answer your question, we have to focus on the result. So what is the result we are looking for? We want all services to be provided in both languages. This is the how we should judge the volunteers' ability to speak French. We have to determine

Official Languages committee  In order to properly answer your question, I would like to understand it. When you talk about means and tools, are you talking about material or financial resources?

Official Languages committee  Given that there are now more and more government mechanisms that are shared between a certain number of departments, and that we are working in collaboration with government authorities in order to understand the needs of communities well, and so forth, the role of the FCFA has

Official Languages committee  Perhaps...

Official Languages committee  Yes, absolutely. Over the years, we have certainly adapted to service structures, to methods of consulting our members and to the communities. We adapt, and we make changes as the context evolves.

Canadian Heritage committee  In my opinion, we need a Société Radio-Canada that represents all of the Canadian francophonie; we need a strong CBC that also represents the specificity of Canada in the English language. I would say to you that in terms of sharing resources, this could be advantageous, particul

Canadian Heritage committee  Mr. Scott, I am in a good position to answer your question because I know the world of community radio very well, since I am a product of it. It is interesting, but sometimes it rather annoys the people from the Alliance des radios communautaires when we talk about complementarit

Canadian Heritage committee  I think that Radio-Canada and CBC have done some work on that, particularly here in Ottawa. I am thinking of the merger of the newsrooms. They really tried to break down the barriers to ensure that, on the one hand, radio and television could work together, be it in English or in

Canadian Heritage committee  That is a very good question, Mr. Angus. In fact, there is a dynamic concerning editorial freedom that prevails as we speak as far as the national news is concerned. Of course, the people at Radio-Canada want to maintain their rights, their editorial independence when the time co

Canadian Heritage committee  I will begin by answering your first question. As far as young people and community networking is concerned, I think that we will have to turn more and more to new technologies on the Web. We have to reach out to where the young people are. This is absolutely clear. We are talki

Canadian Heritage committee  Currently, Radio-Canada is webcasting news bulletins. Moreover, there are certain shows that are available live. On the other hand, I agree with you that as far as the regional stations are concerned, there is a great deal of work that remains to be done. As for your second que

Canadian Heritage committee  We've discussed that in our brief. We collected comments from the members of our federation. They told us that there was not enough local content on Radio-Canada television, in this case one or two shows. For example, during the 1990s, the broadcasts called Ce soir out west were

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you for your question. In preparation for the position paper we put forth, we looked back 10 or 15 years at the reactions the FCFA had put out on the various cuts that happened, and what happened at that point in 1995-96 is that some stations on TV were melded into one for