Official Languages committee  Indeed. This is already being done, so why not do it in the case of official languages?

Official Languages committee  The provinces accept it. They have all signed the health protocol. That tool is already being used. In short, yes, according to our lawyers it is valid.

Official Languages committee  It was the Fédération culturelle canadienne-française.

Official Languages committee  It's urgent that we modernize the act, but this should not be a partisan process. We should ask the commissioner whether he is open to the idea of amending his interpretation while we wait for the law to be modernized. One thing is certain, the bill we are presenting to you toda

Official Languages committee  There have been binding language clauses in the transfer agreements with the provinces before. For instance, we clarified things so as to oblige every province to set aside a certain amount for early childhood development in French. This is a best practice and an incentive. The

Official Languages committee  We would like to see an agreement that would be renewed every five years.

Official Languages committee  Yes. That is why our draft bill sets out an obligation to consult the school boards and communities, notably when there is any change to the initial allocation of amounts agreed upon in the funds transfer agreements with the province.

Official Languages committee  The agreements should contain an obligation to hold those consultations.

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  Yes. At this time, if a department orders a study but does not ask that a linguistic variable be added, Statistics Canada does not have the obligation to do that. The idea is thus that a linguistic component be added to all of the studies departments request from Statistics Cana

Official Languages committee  If a federal building is put up for rent in a city, for instance, we would like the local francophone community to be included in the consultations, the idea being that it could rent the building or buy it if it is being disposed of by the federal government.

Official Languages committee  On the topic of language rights, some provinces and territories currently have French services policies. Some have laws. British Columbia has neither policies nor laws. The federal government has a role to play in urging the provinces and territories to adopt such policies and le

Official Languages committee  Yes. There ought to be a five-year agreement on education in the minority language.

Official Languages committee  Good morning, and thank you.

Official Languages committee  Thank you very much.