Official Languages committee  We took them to court, Mr. Lauzon.

Official Languages committee  The Yukon Act is an act passed by the Parliament in Ottawa.

Official Languages committee  Exactly. From a constitutional standpoint, that's the way it works. Once again, let's be clear. In 1988, the Yukon Languages Act was established precisely because the then minister, Serge Joyal, wanted to impose federal legislation on the territories. He gave them very little tim

Official Languages committee  Yes, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Official Languages committee  I did not receive a letter, but I met with Mr. Lussier in person.

Official Languages committee  Mr. Lussier told me that he had been reminded that education is an exclusive area of jurisdiction. As a result, his ability to participate in the debate was extremely limited. He also said that he would follow developments in the court case and see subsequently whether something

Official Languages committee  There again, it depends on how you count them. We're talking about an 80% rate of intermarriage. If we say that out of 1,245 Francophones who have French as their mother tongue, 80% are married to Anglophones and will have a certain number of children, that gives me a much higher

Official Languages committee  These are people who regularly use French.

Official Languages committee  These are people whose mother tongue is French.

Official Languages committee  It's a question of services in French. The Yukon French Language School Board is an organization that operates at arm's length from the government—in other words, it is a legal entity. And, as a legal entity, it is a member of the public in Yukon and, as a member of the public, i

Official Languages committee  It is the agreement entitled “Yukon Northern Affairs Program Devolution Transfer Agreement”.

Official Languages committee  Yes, but it is only in English.

Official Languages committee  Perfect. Under that agreement, once again, the argument is being made that, under the Yukon Languages Regulations, there is a specific number of offices where it is the nature of the office that determines the provision of services in French. It is especially for Mines and Resou

Official Languages committee  The Association franco-yukonnaise has a certain number of seats, and there are also members of the public. We asked Francophones to sit on the committee as members of the public. There are also deputy ministers. We could provide you with the list of current committee members.

Official Languages committee  We base ourselves on the census information that we have. In Dawson, people at the Centre tell us that there are 125 Francophones, and we believe them. We cannot rely on Statistics Canada or--