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Official Languages committee Hello. I have a short presentation to read out. First, I would like to thank the committee for inviting us to appear today. As indicated in the government's response to the Report of the Standing Committee on Official Languages on the Enumeration of Rights-Holders, Jean-Pierre
October 3rd, 2017Committee meeting
Johanne Denis
Official Languages committee Phrasing census questions concisely so they are accepted by the population is an art. As to the time required to complete it, you are quite right. We have reviewed all the information gathered during our consultations. We have a framework for deciding on the content. This framew
October 3rd, 2017Committee meeting
Johanne Denis
October 3rd, 2017Committee meeting
Johanne Denis
Official Languages committee We will send the name of the members once the Chief Statistician has approved them. We have to submit our list to him and discuss it. We will convey that information to the committee as soon as we have it. That should be over the next two weeks.
October 3rd, 2017Committee meeting
Johanne Denis
Official Languages committee Mr. Chair, may I answer Mr. Samson's other question?
October 3rd, 2017Committee meeting
Johanne Denis
Official Languages committee I like Mr. Samson's questions very much. We work hard and we want things to work. The committee in question will help us to formulate questions to work together constructively and to find some way of getting there. One of the things that help us a lot in our modern digital world
October 3rd, 2017Committee meeting
Johanne Denis
Official Languages committee We think this is very positive and will give us additional tools.
October 3rd, 2017Committee meeting
Johanne Denis
Official Languages committee The timeframes are certainly very tight. We are conducting various tests. There are lots of qualitative tests for which we meet with communities throughout Canada. We hold what we call “discussion groups” or individual interviews. What we call “qualitative tests” are used to help
October 3rd, 2017Committee meeting
Johanne Denis
Official Languages committee We will have them in the fall of 2019.
October 3rd, 2017Committee meeting
Johanne Denis
Official Languages committee Excuse me, not in the fall. The test will take place during the summer of 2019.
October 3rd, 2017Committee meeting
Johanne Denis
Official Languages committee We already have questions.
October 3rd, 2017Committee meeting
Johanne Denis
Official Languages committee That is what we are assessing by conducting tests. We are making sure to have the simplest and most concise questions possible that enable us to measure what we need to measure. When we say that we are building on all our science, that is what we are doing.
October 3rd, 2017Committee meeting
Johanne Denis
Official Languages committee Yes, exactly.
October 3rd, 2017Committee meeting
Johanne Denis
Official Languages committee Yes. We receive the rest of the responses through a paper questionnaire—
October 3rd, 2017Committee meeting
Johanne Denis
Official Languages committee —or through telephone interviews.
October 3rd, 2017Committee meeting
Johanne Denis