Official Languages committee  One of the things that are important to retain is that in the areas of health and education, for example, even if they are of exclusive provincial jurisdiction, there are important federal contributions to those programs. It is very important that we have the kinds of agreements—

Official Languages committee  I think that in section 5 of the act, which deals with language of work, we have to better define the obligations of the act and make sure they're enforceable.

Official Languages committee  Thank you for the question. As you pointed out, next year will mark the 50th anniversary of the Official Languages Act. I can remember when the act came into law. Many things have changed over the past 50 years. In the report, which we are already working on, it will be importa

Official Languages committee  Yes, precisely. The benchmark for progress depends on the area we are talking about. In some areas, such as early childhood development, we've seen considerable progress, but in others, that hasn't been the case. In my report, I will outline where things stand, and determine wh

Official Languages committee  In May 2019. It will be released earlier in the year than in the past.

Official Languages committee  The city of Ottawa is a very strong and powerful symbol for Canadians. It is the nation's capital, a city that should, in my view, reflect the country's linguistic duality, at the very least. The bill passed by the province recognizes that the City of Ottawa's bilingualism bylaw

Official Languages committee  In terms of immigration, the simple measure is the number of French-speaking immigrants who settle in Canada. The action plan proposes a francophone path to integration for newcomers that starts before they arrive in Canada and continues until they settle. Welcoming immigrants t

Official Languages committee  It is up to the government to set a timeline. Given all the work that has been done to date and the fact that the Senate committee will be tabling its study in May, we will certainly have completed our work, and our position will be very clear. The FCFA and QCGN will also have do

Official Languages committee  The committee has an extremely important role to play in the modernization process. You are the ones who are able to communicate with your colleagues on this. You have a crucial role to play in the process of the modernization of the act.

Official Languages committee  Absolutely.

Official Languages committee  I had a few meetings with people from the Translation Bureau to discuss translation using artificial intelligence. A certain level of quality has been achieved, but in my opinion, this level is not sufficient to ensure that the French and English versions are of equal quality.

Official Languages committee  The issue of minority media is related to the technology issue we discussed earlier. Let's be honest, the printed version of the newspaper La Presse was unable to survive due to significant changes in its advertising revenues. The publisher of La Presse said that Google was goin

Official Languages committee  Thank you very much.

Official Languages committee  Thank you very much. Mr. Chair, honourable members of the committee, good morning. First, I would like to acknowledge my associates here: Ghislaine Saikaley and Pierre Leduc, assistant commissioners, and Pascale Giguère, general counsel. I am appearing before you today with no

Official Languages committee  The federal government has some leeway in the matter since the positive measures referred to in part VII aren't very clearly defined. It was previously unusual for a federal department to invest in postsecondary education infrastructure. That's done through various programs in s