Official Languages committee  Allow me to add a third point to my answer, Mr. Chair, and then I will stop talking. Just like his Conservative predecessors, the current President of the Treasury Board Mr. Brison, has all kinds of powers under section 7 of the Financial Administration Act. I am sorry, unfortun

Official Languages committee  I have a lot of respect for the work you do, of course, but I don't know exactly who you talk to in Canada, Mr. Clarke. I too travel throughout the country—too much, unfortunately—and a lot of people express the opposite opinion. So, it seems that there is more than one point of

Official Languages committee  Thank you for your question, Mr. Clarke. There are two parts to my answer. First, I invite you to look at tab 5 of the document. There, you will find the text of the current act. The page numbers are at the bottom. If you go to page 22, you will see the sub-heading of part VIII

Official Languages committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for this invitation to discuss with you a subject about which I am passionate, but which is also important for Canada as a whole: the status of the official languages and the future of our communities. In the few minutes