Official Languages committee  All I can say is that the meeting of October 17 or 19 will focus on that topic.

Official Languages committee  All I can tell you is that we will soon be meeting with the director of research and policy at QCGN, and one of the topics of discussion will be precisely that.

Official Languages committee  No, it is the same advisory committee. Our objective is to hold a first meeting in November.

Official Languages committee  There may be some constraints or setbacks, but that is our objective.

Official Languages committee  Not yet.

Official Languages committee  We discussed the matter. Just so you know, that was last week.

Official Languages committee  We are preparing a list that will strike the best possible balance, as my colleague said, between the academic milieu, experts on the topic, representatives from the associations, lawyers and other people who have expertise in the field. I cannot say more than that for the moment

Official Languages committee  In fact, there are a lot of users.

Official Languages committee  Yes, as well as from the departments of Education of each province.

Official Languages committee  We can't answer you, but we are considering that possibility. That said, we can't wind up with 20 members, that's clear. We are currently deciding on the composition of the committee. Several people have not yet received an invitation, since we must find a balance and take into a

Official Languages committee  Some people told us that two questions are enough. I can guarantee that those two questions would not accurately enumerate the rights holders. It is much more complicated than that, and that is why Statistics Canada has to conduct these tests to ensure the questions have the most

Official Languages committee  That is our objective. You have to understand, as my colleague Ms. Denis clearly stated, that we really have to strike a balance in terms of the time it takes Canadians to complete the form. Let me give you a very simple example. In the case of a question about possible attendanc

Official Languages committee  Mr. François Boileau.

Official Languages committee  I would simply say that Statistics Canada is probably the best placed agency or organization in Canada to decide on the questions, given our experience and reputation. We test questions all day long. What you have to understand is that the purpose of Statistics Canada's qualitati

Official Languages committee  That depends on the survey we are dealing with. In the case of the survey on the vitality of official-language minorities, since it used a sample, it was possible to make estimates over quite a wide geographical area, but perhaps not on such a specific geographical scale as the