Official Languages committee  If I may just pick up on that, it's a very good question. “By and for” is an important concept, and we acknowledge it. I'm proud today to be wearing my “Francophonie économique canadienne” tie that I was happy to receive from the Conseil de développement économique de l'Albert

Official Languages committee  Thank you for your question regarding interprovincial barriers. I'm going to defer to my colleague Grant, who is our expert on this, to provide you with some good details.

Official Languages committee  Thank you, Ms. Lapointe. Let me say that the investment fund is to encourage Quebec businesses to extend their activities outside Quebec, but within Canada. So these are national investments. The best response I have for you is something that was prepared for us in 2013 by the

Official Languages committee  Absolutely, Mr. Housefather, and thank you for the question. Your experience in our community is apparent, as is your sensitivity to the issues we face. We've talked about the importance, as Ms. Martin-Laforge mentioned, of having jobs as a key way of making sure we're in a vi

Official Languages committee  Thank you for your question, Mr. Généreux. It is difficult to choose from the 10 recommendations, it's sort of like choosing the child you love best. The idea of making economic and community development a pillar in the next action plan is very important to us. That said, in a

Official Languages committee  Thank you very much, Monsieur Paradis, Monsieur Boissonault, Monsieur Nater, Mr. Choquette, and members of the committee. Thanks so much for the opportunity to be here. We're really excited to share with you our recommendations regarding the next action plan. I'm John Buck. I'm