Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  I have spent most of the years of my life in a minority setting and therefore clearly understand the situation.

Official Languages committee  I would agree that there is always more we can do. The way we encourage communities to create the welcoming environment is through.... We have programs, obviously, and money available. We do a call for proposals, not necessarily annually but regularly. Indeed, we did a big one la

Official Languages committee  I cannot guarantee that I can answer them.

Official Languages committee  Yes, absolutely.

Official Languages committee  That would be one option. We have been talking about it for nearly an hour. We are concerned with immigration. We can bring in people who will go and settle in these francophone communities. To preserve what you just explained, we need all levels of government to cooperate. Of c

Official Languages committee  Can we hire you?

Official Languages committee  In fact, I should tell you something. We do not pay those expenses, but that does not mean people stay away from the event. This year, 65 representatives of provinces and municipalities attended. A minister from New Brunswick took part in the event. I think that was the second or

Official Languages committee  We offer the communities a lot of opportunities, and not just the days at Destination Canada. We also organize webinars and television broadcasts in which people from the communities can take part. They can submit their products or promotional documents to us, and we circulate th

Official Languages committee  The community has to there and to have jobs to offer.

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  Actually, Jennifer is an expert in refugee policy. Remember, there are two kinds of refugees. There are government-assisted refugees and privately sponsored refugees. They're different categories. In terms of funding and the $900 million, there is funding for refugees in the sa

Official Languages committee  I do not know. It might have been 2014, but we will have to send you that information later.

Official Languages committee  It is not just a matter of being there.

Official Languages committee  An audit will have to be done, and, if this is not working properly, there will have to be a follow-up.