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Human Resources committee  I think that what you mentioned points to the importance of a comprehensive strategy. If we only have programs to train workers and we do not reach out to employers, we may well miss the boat. We may have people who are very well-trained, but if the employers are not willing and

May 23rd, 2013Committee meeting

Jean-Luc Racine

Human Resources committee  I would like to mention that I have met many people who have not had to look for a job for 25 or 30 years. That does happen. I have often met people, sometimes even professionals, who want to go back to work but are completely overwhelmed because they no longer know how to go abo

May 23rd, 2013Committee meeting

Jean-Luc Racine

Human Resources committee  Concerning the mechanisms that should be put in place, I think that an awareness-raising campaign directed at employers would be very useful. In addition, as my colleague mentioned earlier, we have to encourage employers to be ingenious and innovative with regard to human resourc

May 23rd, 2013Committee meeting

Jean-Luc Racine

Human Resources committee  Mr. Chair, ladies and gentlemen members of the House, on behalf of the president of the Fédération des aînés et aînées francophones du Canada, Mr. Michel Vézina, who could not be present today, I want to thank you for having invited the federation to appear before the Standing Co

May 23rd, 2013Committee meeting

Jean-Luc Racine

Official Languages committee  Not specifically, but that is definitely an interesting angle. We have very active representatives in Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. In fact, some of them already do a lot of work with the anglophone communities, in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, in particular. That isn'

December 4th, 2012Committee meeting

Jean-Luc Racine

Official Languages committee  Actually, the program already has some criteria that are quite similar, so it wouldn't require any major changes. What it would require is tweaking the program criteria to allow groups to submit proposals specifically for the celebrations in 2017. I feel that is important. It wou

December 4th, 2012Committee meeting

Jean-Luc Racine

Official Languages committee  There could be a variety of initiatives. We suggested four, but other seniors groups may have different ones. All this one, in particular, would require is a tweaking of the criteria with a view to certain 2017 anniversary objectives. What should those criteria be? I can't say ex

December 4th, 2012Committee meeting

Jean-Luc Racine

Official Languages committee  My remarks focused solely on the senior perspective, but I think we need to look at the big picture, and consider all the programs and possible additions to other initiatives.

December 4th, 2012Committee meeting

Jean-Luc Racine

Official Languages committee  I was going to say, that, at the end of the day, our proposals include initiatives that will stand the test of time. Our example of intergenerational projects funded through the New Horizons for Seniors program alone proves that point. Even if the funding disappears, those endea

December 4th, 2012Committee meeting

Jean-Luc Racine

Official Languages committee  The lead-up. In fact, as far as the New Horizons for Seniors program goes, I mentioned the process would have to begin in 2015, and not 2017. I think we should start gradually, because worthwhile results require preparation. Things have to be done in stages.

December 4th, 2012Committee meeting

Jean-Luc Racine

Official Languages committee  I don't know what you mean.

December 4th, 2012Committee meeting

Jean-Luc Racine

Official Languages committee  Yes, and we also want to contribute to the preparations leading up to the event.

December 4th, 2012Committee meeting

Jean-Luc Racine

December 4th, 2012Committee meeting

Jean-Luc Racine

Official Languages committee  Do you mean what we would do, tangibly speaking?

December 4th, 2012Committee meeting

Jean-Luc Racine

Official Languages committee  I mentioned them. It would involve some sort of mechanism to highlight the numerous contributions. We mentioned a national anthology, the videos showcasing the contributions of Canadians and the seniors' summit. We believe that would be a wonderful undertaking. Naturally, we pref

December 4th, 2012Committee meeting

Jean-Luc Racine