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March 13th, 2008Committee meeting

Mary McFadyen

Official Languages committee  Yes, we sent a team of investigators in January.

March 13th, 2008Committee meeting

Mary McFadyen

Official Languages committee  We are in the process of analyzing the questionnaires and interviews done at Borden.

March 13th, 2008Committee meeting

Mary McFadyen

Official Languages committee  I think it can be said that there has been progress. As I said in my remarks, I believe that we should be able to give you more information within the next two weeks. Our investigation will be complete by then.

March 13th, 2008Committee meeting

Mary McFadyen

Official Languages committee  That was one of the problems we identified at Borden. It is difficult for soldiers to receive instruction in the official language of their choice, and the translation is inadequate. It is one of the things that we looked at when we went back to Borden a second time. The Commissi

March 13th, 2008Committee meeting

Mary McFadyen

Official Languages committee  I know that the Department of National Defence has a long-term action plan, but we have found things that need to be fixed in the short term. Our role is to try to resolve these problems now.

March 13th, 2008Committee meeting

Mary McFadyen

Official Languages committee  It is not necessarily a problem of resources. For example, an official languages coordinator would need to assign a place to new soldiers. Resources are not a very important factor.

March 13th, 2008Committee meeting

Mary McFadyen

March 13th, 2008Committee meeting

Mary McFadyen

Official Languages committee  Yes, we can provide you with a copy of that letter now.

March 13th, 2008Committee meeting

Mary McFadyen

Official Languages committee  No, I received a phone call.

March 13th, 2008Committee meeting

Mary McFadyen

Official Languages committee  I do not know if it was necessarily a problem of resources, but I think that the issues were not resolved on the ground at Borden. After the first visit to Borden, the chain of command told us that everything was fine.

March 13th, 2008Committee meeting

Mary McFadyen

Official Languages committee  I believe so, but not today. We will send it to you.

March 13th, 2008Committee meeting

Mary McFadyen

Official Languages committee  It is a response from the Chief of Military Personnel. His letter addresses all the questions raised by Mr. Côté. We are now in the process of checking whether the measures have actually been implemented on the ground at Borden.

March 13th, 2008Committee meeting

Mary McFadyen

March 13th, 2008Committee meeting

Mary McFadyen

Official Languages committee  Yes, we have received a response.

March 13th, 2008Committee meeting

Mary McFadyen