Official Languages committee  Thank you for your interest in this matter.

Official Languages committee  Are you talking about the association's decision to adopt this exam?

Official Languages committee  No. Our investigation didn't focus on that, Mr. Samson. Thank you for your question, but I invite you to direct it to the association. I know that there has been some progress and that the association studied the matter four years before choosing that exam. Who was at the table

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  We don't know what they did. We don't know whether the association has taken measures since we issued our report. It hasn't informed us of the situation.

Official Languages committee  We see it every day, sir, and on other subjects as well.

Official Languages committee  Unfortunately yes.

Official Languages committee  Apart from the legal remedies, students could increase the association's awareness of the serious nature of the issue. I think our report can provide background here because we've described the situation. The students, future nurses, and the universities, everyone should encourag

Official Languages committee  Because we know that some students train in French and then want to take the exam in French. In the meantime, however, they have to use preparatory material in English. So they take their university training in French, they have access to a range of resources that exist in Englis

Official Languages committee  That's an excellent question, Ms. Lapointe. What I can tell you is that we have conducted investigations of a number of associations since those obligations were imposed on New Brunswick's professional associations. Next week, we'll be releasing our annual report, in which we wil

Official Languages committee  According to the wording of that third recommendation, we're simply asking the association to send us a report. I don't have jurisdiction to say that it has six months in which to comply. In actual fact, it must comply today, and it was supposed to have been in compliance starti

Official Languages committee  I think you should talk to the representatives of the Nurses Association of New Brunswick to see what their intentions are. I can't tell you on their behalf what they're going to do, what they're thinking of doing, or what they need. Will they continue to use this exam? Will they

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  We didn't say in our investigation report that there were no resources in French. We are aware that some exist. However, the quality and quantity of those resources, particularly exam simulations, were not at all the same as in English. We're not saying there's a total lack of re