Official Languages committee  So far, there is no specific date.

Official Languages committee  I will try to be clear. Groups are organizing themselves. These groups have decided to create their own committee and bring together representatives from official language communities and other community groups. They may be scouts or a variety of groups. At that time, they discu

Official Languages committee  Mr. Racine mentioned the Olympic torch relay. If you know groups in your constituencies who want to do something for the 150 th anniversary, it would be helpful to ask them if they have thought of inviting a member of the francophone community, if they have thought of approaching

Official Languages committee  It is written into our funding agreements with all groups eligible to receive financing, funds, from our department.

Official Languages committee  When the minister appeared, he was clear. He said that he wanted these celebrations to be community-based, that they be from the grassroots. He really wanted people from the four corners of the country to celebrate in their community, that they develop ideas and form committees.

Official Languages committee  For the moment, people are sending us proposals on their own. Groups are asking to meet with us and are submitting proposals and requests to us. We are assessing these requests. As I said, people are undertaking a lot of activities. The government is working on it, and I am sure

Official Languages committee  Mr. Dion, I believe that the text indicates that our practices are better and that we have been able to learn from our mistakes and our successes over the years. We take them very seriously and, yes, we are implementing them. Certainly, we will be extremely vigilant about every a

Official Languages committee  I would like to say yes. I am the assistant deputy minister responsible for Sports Canada, major events, celebrations and regions. I am responsible for supporting the minister and the department, and I support them in developing plans and programming for the 150th anniversary of

Official Languages committee  Actively.

Official Languages committee  It's possible that the government will decide to go that route.

Official Languages committee  No.

Official Languages committee  I think this is a good opportunity. CBC/Radio-Canada intends to hold consultations on the 150th anniversary of Confederation. It intends to start early in the new year. I imagine that the groups and people taking part in those forums will echo your comments. Certainly, for the o

Official Languages committee  Thank you. Fortunately—and it's good to see what is going on—there is already an enormous amount of interest in the 150th anniversary. We are seeing groups form, particularly imagiNation 150, from Calgary. These people have set up a website and a users guide, which is accessible

Official Languages committee  Thank you very much for your question. First of all, if we look at the Olympic Games as a whole, even the Grand Témoin who was at the Games and the Commissioner of Official Languages said that these were the most bilingual games that had been held in the history of the Olympic G

Official Languages committee  No decision has been made about the structure for organizing the 150th anniversary.