Official Languages committee  Yes. We thought that the funds...

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  I had to convince the minister of the need to set a target for francophone immigration, since Ontario francophones were losing ground demographically. Because of immigration, the anglophone population was growing more rapidly.

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  Yes, I did. The Montfort Hospital is my alma mater. That is where I did my nursing course. At the time, that course was given in hospitals. Of course I was in the front row of the demonstrations when the government wanted to close the Montfort Hospital. It was a big victory. I w

Official Languages committee  My objective was to continue to work in the field of official languages. I had thought to do this in the Senate, but that proved impossible. I never thought I would have the opportunity to top off my 25-year career in this way. When I worked at the City of Ottawa, I was one of f

Official Languages committee  Do you mean all judges?

Official Languages committee  Yes, I am, completely.

Official Languages committee  You are putting something to me I have never had a chance to think about. You say there is a bill in this regard?

Official Languages committee  I can't answer you at this time. It's difficult to answer without having had an opportunity to examine the situation closely and obtain legal advice.

Official Languages committee  What I can say is that in Ontario the francophone community has control of their schools and their school boards.

Official Languages committee  I cannot answer this right now. I would be very interested in looking into it. To ask me, as I appear here, to give you a legal opinion from the Commissariat aux services en français, I cannot.

Official Languages committee  Absolutely not.

Official Languages committee  I thought you were talking about having access to these people.

Official Languages committee  I will correct myself, and the answer is no.