Official Languages committee  Yes, each province has to make the request.

Official Languages committee  I don't believe so.

Official Languages committee  The problem really comes back to the provinces. It's not a national issue. If, for example, New Brunswick wanted to move forward with its own exam, that would solve things for francophones in that province.

Official Languages committee  No, not entirely. We recommend a bilingual Canadian exam, but not necessarily the one we had in the past. The Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing, which I represent, is ready to work with the regulatory organizations in order to come up with an exam that is truly bilingual

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  First, there is a lack of consistency between what is tested and what is taught. Second, we can already see that we will have an ongoing battle with the United States to obtain translations; up till now they have not complied with our request.

Official Languages committee  We could have them translated.

Official Languages committee  We are often told that the francophones are the ones who have a problem.

Official Languages committee  We are told that it is because the francophones aren't as good that they have a higher failure rate on the exam.

Official Languages committee  No.

Official Languages committee  You have to understand that the regulation is provincial. The NCSBN promotes its exam a great deal, not only in Canada. It tries to sell it throughout the world. Up till now, only the other Canadian provinces have purchased the exam. I believe Australia may buy it as well. They a

Official Languages committee  It is the Association des infirmières et infirmiers du Canada.

Official Languages committee  Hello, Mr. Chair and committee members. My name is Cynthia Baker and I am the executive director of the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing, the CASN. The CASN represents 94 Canadian nursing schools that offer bachelor or graduate nursing programs. During my presentation

Health committee  That's a great question: what should everybody be doing? That's part of my thinking in terms of frameworks. I don't think it's clear at all. I think that's where we need to have a conversation across the country with all kinds of groups, all kinds of stakeholders, defining what t

Health committee  Yes. I would set up a national task force, with stakeholders representing the nurse practitioner education and regulation, registered nurse regulation and education, the Canadian association of schools of...the Canadian Nurses Association, other professions, physicians, other sta