Official Languages committee  In Quebec, we agree: there are institutions, schools, hospitals, etc. Of course, there are; we're lucky in that regard. However, if no one uses the services or requests them, they will continue to decline. That's the problem. A hospital that offers services in English and in Fren

Official Languages committee  Institutions of all sizes are important for a community. You could choose a large institution like that, but other, smaller ones are so important, whether it be a small school or a service at a residence for seniors or a hospital that provides services in English in small angloph

Official Languages committee  A number of communities offer newcomers programs subsidized by Canadian Heritage. One of them is very successful in the Quebec region and is also subsidized by the municipal government of Quebec City. It's exactly the same program as the one your colleague from Manitoba was talki

Official Languages committee  Thank you, Mr. Blaney. Good morning, mesdames et messieurs. Thank you again for this opportunity to talk about the immigration dossier. It is, of course, important to us. You're probably sitting there wondering what I'm doing here again on immigration. It seems like, as Mr.

Official Languages committee  In Quebec, ELAN, The English Language Arts Network is in charge. As I indicated a few minutes ago, the Roadmap includes envelopes for arts and culture, but it is difficult to get access to them. We saw concrete examples of this last year. As I concluded my remarks, Ms. Boucher a

Official Languages committee  It's absolutely become a priority for us, especially over the last two years. When the talks begin on a devolution of powers, they have to keep in mind that when it involves Quebec, we are there, we have rights, we have communities, and we have to be taken into account. It's alwa

Official Languages committee  The reason we were asked to come here today is because there are outstanding issues. We did not come to tell you that everything was perfect.

Official Languages committee  That doesn't mean there hasn't been any progress. We've agreed on that. The amounts invested in arts and culture under Canadian Heritage under the new Roadmap are totally new since they were not part of the action plan. That's a positive change. However, two and a half years aft

Official Languages committee  For our part, it's even more difficult to coordinate between departments. We have received positive feedback regarding immigration, but we can't talk to them. That privilege belongs to the Government of Quebec. Things are also going well in health. We have had no indication. One

Official Languages committee  On the second question, of whether we talk, of course we talk on a regular basis, especially when hot issues arise. One that comes to mind is the cancelling of the court challenges program and the implementation of the LRSP. There was huge consultation on what the communities wer

Official Languages committee  Mr. Lord's consultation was before, though, at the start of the road map. What we're saying here today is that in the consultation, or the mid-term evaluation, we keep coming back to this thing of the gaps that are still there and have to be identified. It's not at the end of the

Official Languages committee  Okay, it's not something that's coming up or not something that happened before.

Official Languages committee  We talked about the gaps. I'll ask Sylvia to answer more specifically. Finding out what the gaps are lets us plan ahead.

Official Languages committee  My pleasure. Good morning, Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you once again for taking the time to listen to us, for once again giving us this opportunity to assist the committee in its work. Today, of course, we’ve been invited to participate in a discussion on the road

Official Languages committee  Yes, but at least you see yourself in the Speech from the Throne.