Official Languages committee  Thank you for those three questions. I would also like to thank you for what you said about the Assemblée de la francophonie's commitment. We have a fantastic team which works with Mr. Hominuk and myself. We have finally been able to reap the rewards of what we have sown over th

Official Languages committee  I very much doubt that she had spoken about it with Ms. Joly. At any rate, this is what we heard. Obviously, we were very surprised by her response. At that point in time, if it was indeed true, I don't think that they had spoken about funding for the Université de l'Ontario fran

Official Languages committee  There are two things to remember here. Firstly, it was just recently that we received assurances from the federal government that it would provide funding for the first four years. We stated this in the letter that we sent to Ms. Mulroney, of which you have a copy. We have not h

Official Languages committee  That is it precisely.

Official Languages committee  We were not able to watch all of the testimony because we ourselves had to make a presentation to the same committee at the end of the afternoon and were in the middle of intense preparations. We do, however, know the commissioner's position.

Official Languages committee  It went well. We were able to present the information on the office of the commissioner that we wanted to. First of all, the government wishes to put all of the commissioner's office under the ombudsman. If the original goal was to save money, it's a mistake, because the whole of

Official Languages committee  You cannot be independent if you work under someone. That is what we are contesting.

Official Languages committee  Exactly. Even if the commissioner had the same responsibilities, he would still have to answer to the ombudsman. We believe that this would have an effect on his independence. That is why at tabs 5, 6 and 7 of our document, we are asking for schedule 20 to be withdrawn because it

Official Languages committee  The Assemblée de la francophonie de l'Ontario has already spoken about incorporating francophone rights in the Canadian Constitution. This was a priority for us, but our priorities have changed somewhat since November 15. That is one aspect. As to what the federal government can

Official Languages committee  Thank you.

Official Languages committee  We have not heard much about that meeting which was held a week ago. We met Mr. Ford and Ms. Mulroney last Thursday. Ms. Mulroney said she was very surprised to hear about the possibility of funding from the federal government in the previous 24 hours.

Official Languages committee  I do not have any information. I'm more concerned about getting the actual funding. However, I do not believe it would come from OLEP. There are more funds in the programs for official languages. I'm not sure I can answer your question.

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  No. Mr. Labrie, who is at the heart of it all, will make a presentation and will be happy to talk to you about the programs. He is much better placed than I to analyze the programs and the partnerships than the university is establishing to meet the needs of the market.

Official Languages committee  I can talk about it very briefly. Bill 57 is still before the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. What we are requesting is simply the withdrawal, no more no less, of schedule 20, which would reinstate the Commissioner's office. Under the current bill, the commissioner would answe