Official Languages committee  It's sad that we have to go to battle once again to protect our gains. It's really problematic. As we build things up, we are suddenly being forced to back down, against our will. What could the federal government do to put up a resistance to this kind of reaction on the part of

Official Languages committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Caza.

Official Languages committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Mr. Caza, thank you for being here today and clarifying a number of things for us. I would like to share something with my colleagues. In a stoke of genius, last weekend the Franco-Ontarian artist Mélissa Ouimet released a song called “Personne n

Official Languages committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Good morning to you, Commissioner, and to the team accompanying you. Thank you for being here today. We've talked about the crisis in Ontario and about the feeling that there have been setbacks in other provinces. That's possibly the case in New

Official Languages committee  You mentioned a federal-provincial-territorial meeting in your presentation. How do you see that? How could that advance official languages in Canada?

Official Languages committee  Pardon me for stopping you there, but the chair will be interrupting me soon.

Official Languages committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Ms. Effendi, I want to begin by applauding the leadership the AJEFO has shown for at least 10 years, not just since "Black Thursday". It's incredible to see the progress that has been made on access to justice, even though much remains to be done.

Official Languages committee  Before being appointed to this committee in September, I had the privilege of sitting on the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities as part of an exchange program. That committee conducted a study on experi

Official Languages committee  I want to continue along the same lines. From what I understand, that investment won't be used solely to provide study programs. It's an investment that will economically benefit the province, indeed the country. It has to be shown that it will create both jobs at the universit

Official Languages committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Welcome to the Standing Committee on Official Languages. I'm very proud to see you here today, and I'm glad we can have this conversation, which is so important for our communities. That reminds me that the Franco-Ontarian community has been inte

Official Languages committee  When we talk about Canadian values, we know very well that official languages and linguistic duality are part of our DNA. Canada must not stand down; rather, it should go forward and strengthen what we already have. I applauded Minister Joly when she said last Saturday that we sh

Official Languages committee  Thank you very much.

Official Languages committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. You all know that I am a Franco-Ontarian and proud to be a Franco-Ontarian MP. What we experienced last Saturday is still humming in the hearts of all those who participated in one of the rallies. We are still hearing about it today. This morning, I spoke

Official Languages committee  Thank you. That's clear. I have another question for you. I'll continue it later because I'll need more than a minute to ask it. How can we improve federal-provincial relations regarding agreements. We have part VII of the Official Languages Act. How can we ensure that we have p

Official Languages committee  Good morning. Thank you very much for being here this morning. I represent the riding of Ottawa—Vanier, a very strong francophone and francophile community where French is in people's DNA. We are currently in a state of shock as a result of what's going on in Ontario. Before my