Official Languages committee  I mentioned the mobility program. You've also discussed that. Other ideas will come out of Mr. Fraser's work in a few weeks. I think we're going to focus on that. I want to briefly go back to standards. There's obviously work to do with the education departments of all the provinces, not simply Quebec's.

Official Languages committee  The challenge is really to do more for second-language learning, to do more for the official language minority communities. We are lucky to be on the ground virtually everywhere. Mr. D'Amours talked about Moncton, but we're also in Saint-Boniface and Saint-Jean, Alberta. There are bilingual universities like the University of Ottawa and Laurentian University in Sudbury.

Official Languages committee  I'd like to go back to the infrastructure question. The list of projects from each of the universities will be submitted to Industry Canada by March 31 at the latest. We'll see what happens after that date. It will be up to Industry Canada and to the two ministers responsible to decide based on the established criteria.

Official Languages committee  Yes, that's correct. We're very satisfied with it.

Official Languages committee  We requested funding for indirect research costs. We didn't get it, but we can come back. There will be another budget next year and we'll be able to come back. We got $2 billion for infrastructure.

Official Languages committee  No, not necessarily. However, we will take the economic situation into account.

Official Languages committee  There used to be some admission requirements at the University of Ottawa, for example. They have been relaxed in some institutions where there were admission requirements.

Official Languages committee  It varies from one program to another. Maybe “relaxed” is a strong word, but it has decreased.

Official Languages committee  The study by the Commissioner of Official Languages has been mentioned. It could be part of it. The association is working with the commissioner, as you know. We are preparing the advisory board for the study, and we'll see from there, but we certainly hear you. Again, it is a matter of financial resources.

Official Languages committee  We represent all the universities, small, medium and large.

Official Languages committee  The association's primary mission is to seek funding for the universities. As you'll understand, I'm going to continue to knock on the government's door for additional funding, regardless of the economic situation.

Official Languages committee  No, I said that we were in a recession, that there was less money and that priority had to be given to some of our demands. I said that, this year, our main demand was for infrastructure funding, which we got. Next year, we'll draw up a new list. It won't be long, but it may include infrastructure again, research funding or official languages.

Official Languages committee  There is a learning period for some.

Official Languages committee  They aren't always bilingual when they arrive, but that's a minority.

Official Languages committee  I never said they were bilingual on arrival. I said they were bilingual after a period of time.