Official Languages committee  Thank you for your comment. That is absolutely fitting. It is actually one of our concerns. For our part, we will release our report in early June. Clearly, we think it is important to align our reports to ensure, first, that the public is informed of all the recommendations and,

Official Languages committee  We can send them to you. It will be more than just a list. There will also be content. We had content associated with each of the items.

Official Languages committee  Thank you.

Official Languages committee  Actually, the report has not yet been officially published. Therefore, it would be wise not to comment too much on its content before it is made public.

Official Languages committee  For example, the bilingualism requirement for Supreme Court judges came up, of course. The simultaneous translation of laws into both official languages was also discussed, and so were the delays that may in fact be caused by laws being translated or judgments being received.

Official Languages committee  That's right. Those are some of the issues that have emerged. Clearly, since the report has not been published yet, I am reluctant to give you too much information. One thing is certain, we have completed this study with justice experts. We met with a multitude of people in the

Official Languages committee  Of course we met with QCGN and with other organizations that are more concerned with the English communities in Quebec. What I can say about this is that we were quite impressed by the fact that there's, as I said before, quite a large consensus on the needs of the anglophone com

Official Languages committee  Yes, we will do so in order to better specify in our final report what witnesses mean by an administrative tribunal and what it might look like. This proposal was made by many witnesses, but some argue that strengthening the Commissioner's powers would also be a way to give the a

Official Languages committee  To answer your question properly, I won't give you my personal opinion. I'm here to report on what the witnesses have said on this issue. I believe that people aren't against the existence of an administrative tribunal and the role currently played by the Commissioner. We were a

Official Languages committee  Do you want the complete list?

Official Languages committee  Here are some suggestions. There are aspects of federal-provincial-territorial transfers that could be further explored. There is the definition of the terms “positive measure” and “active offer”. You could study part V of the act, which deals with language of work, and go bac

Official Languages committee  Thank you.

Official Languages committee  In fact, I believe there was no consensus on a particular option. Certainly the issue of the administrative tribunal has caught the attention of many witnesses and members of our committee. To better understand what an administrative tribunal means, we will hear from people who w

Official Languages committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Honourable members of the Standing Committee on Official Languages, thank you for welcoming me here this morning to share the results of the work done by the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages on the modernization of the Official Lang