Official Languages committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. You’ll be proud of us because we're going to give you a solution. Good morning, everyone. My name is Alpha Barry. I'm from Saskatchewan, and I’m excited to be with you today. Honourable members, first allow me to convey to you the best wishes of

Official Languages committee  Let's take the Franco-Saskatchewanian community as an example. That community is made up of people who live in the French culture on a daily basis, define themselves as francophones, want to live in French and worry about the vitality and permanence of their group. That is a fran

Official Languages committee  We need a law. It's simple: we need a law.

Official Languages committee  Let's start with a law that would specify the modalities of accountability, roles and responsibilities. When that law is in place, we can institute an accountability process. This could be done by Canadian Heritage, by an administrative tribunal or by other parties. The lieutenan

Official Languages committee  While Mr. Gagné gets ready, I could answer you. The solution is very simple, Mr. Arsenault; these are services provided by the community for the community, and the people who do the work have to have a certain zeal, some protection, and some legitimacy. That is what we are propo

Official Languages committee  Thank you very much to our Franco-Manitoban friends. I would like to get back to the main reason we submitted a brief that includes a solution. The solution does not involve clauses. I know our Liberal friends are very proud of their linguistic clauses, and I congratulate them o

Official Languages committee  Thank you for your question, Ms. Boucher. I will try to be as diplomatic as possible.

Official Languages committee  You can understand that, even if a francophone elected official is not able to bring a bill to a vote, it will be picked up in the newspapers. Personally, I have not yet read an article about a member who says he is a francophone, attends happy hour, and defends the cause. Let m

Official Languages committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Members of Parliament, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the entire Franco-Saskatchewanian school community, allow me to convey our best wishes. I sincerely thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak on behalf of the Conseil des écoles fransaskoises