Official Languages committee  Thank you, sir; it's a pleasure to hear that. This is the result of years of work. I was supported by my bosses and put a lot of time into it. There's one recommendation that we can't rule out—my family has been saying it for too long—and that's the recommendation that the public should be educated.

Official Languages committee  They didn't have the same needs.

Official Languages committee  To put this context, I'd like to point out that OCISO is an Ottawa organization that takes in immigrants of all languages. Our school board was one of the first to promote a partnership with community organizations that take in immigrants. This organization has hired multicultural officers who speak the various languages of the students at our schools.

Official Languages committee  As we're at a francophone school; the students who attend it all speak French, with a few exceptions. In that case, the students are allophones. Yes, all kinds of activities are planned. The services provided for the reception of newly arrived students include intensive support, partial support and tutoring.

Official Languages committee  You're talking about pedagogy. In today's teaching methods, in 2010, punishment doesn't produce the same result as it used to. Today, we're in an era of plurality. There isn't just English and French. There's also Arabic, all the African ethnic languages and Creole. There's the recognition of language as an object of communication.

Official Languages committee  That was the purpose of my recommendations. In my humble opinion, we can make it known categorically, across the country. We were talking about statistics. The statistics nevertheless show that demand for French in the world today has never been so great and that we won't be able to meet that demand at the rate we need.

Official Languages committee  You have to believe in it. I was here, and then I went to other work places. The generations change in a short space of time. You belong to the same generation as I do. That's not a criticism; it's an observation. The value attached to language is not the same as for our generation.

Official Languages committee  I'm going to agree with my colleagues Ms. Brûlé and Ms. Desautels. I won't repeat their statements; I'm going to go immediately to the recommendations. They've given testimony that I can't make any more authentic. We have stories going back many years. First and foremost, I think we have to educate the Canadian public about immigration.