Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think the only example that comes to mind is the commonality of Inuit speakers of Canada and Greenland, Alaska, and Russia. Other than that, I don't think there is.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  On this, Jean-Pierre and colleagues have something more intelligent than what I have to say. I'll try. Every model we've used and worked with about the vitality of language—and the best ones we have are the ones that Jean-Pierre was talking about that have to do with minority la

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It would be a bit premature to disclose the status of discussions because we have to conduct them entirely jointly with the three partners in question. What I can say is that the Department of Canadian Heritage has thus far begun technical consultations with international experts

Procedure and House Affairs committee  That is certainly our intention.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  To answer your question, I'll refer to some things that William said. We are, in our financial support, very responsive to what comes from communities. Therefore, we haven't dictated to communities what they should apply for, for funding. On the other hand, we know that certain

Procedure and House Affairs committee  If I may, Mr. Fizet and I have many opinions, but we do not think we are required to share them. We are here to provide facts or factual elements to help you in your work. I think it would be inappropriate for us as public servants to express our opinions.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  My team includes a small team led by a federal government official, as part of the current dialogue with the three national organizations representing the three main indigenous groups in Canada, that is, the first nations, Inuit, and Métis. The purpose of the dialogue is to devel

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I can start by answering some of that. I know there have been some initiatives at ESDC. For instance, they have offered certain services in Quebec in Cree, because they happen to have an employee who volunteered to provide these services in the area of responsibility of ESDC in n

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It would be the translation bureau that would have the most accurate data on that kind of information.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The translation bureau would be the source for professional interpreters. As William described, we have some information on certain types of programs that exist across the country. That is not systematically offered in the form you seem to be looking for.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'll answer that on two fronts. First of all, the piece of legislation that we're co-developing is what I would describe as an enabling legislation. We will create a commitment, we will abide by the commitment, to support indigenous languages financially and through other means

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Could you refresh my memory and remind me what article 31 contains?

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The simple reason I did not mention it is that it is a shared responsibility between my department and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. That department is in charge of intellectual property issues, and its representatives are not here with me. I think it would

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. I also wish to begin by acknowledging that we're on the ancestral lands of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg. We thank the committee for the invitation to Canadian Heritage to provide information on Bill C-262. My brief remarks will describe how currently Canad

Official Languages committee  Obviously, we're talking about a committee that involves provinces where there is education in French in a minority setting. Quebec is not part of it, by definition. I don't remember—