Official Languages committee  I'd say the duty to advance English and French under part VII of the act is clear. The measures the federal government can take to help the institutions and ensure the minority language communities advance are virtually unlimited. The only thing I would note, since I know you're

Official Languages committee  We think an amendment should be made to the Divorce Act. Granting that right would be a very simple matter. The Divorce Act should provide for it in the same way the Criminal Code contains provisions for trials in French. We support the proposal of the Fédération des association

Official Languages committee  Oh, oh!

Official Languages committee  There are a dozen of us.

Official Languages committee  Yes, our office and staff are in Ottawa. With that staff, we offer services to the entire population of Ontario.

Official Languages committee  Absolutely. They're all volunteers. There are about 15 of us. We also have committees on which about 20 lawyers from everywhere, all of them volunteers, sit.

Official Languages committee  Absolutely.

Official Languages committee  Definitely about 80% of our funding comes from the federal government and approximately 20% from the provincial government. Earlier I mentioned the amounts we received from the provincial government.

Official Languages committee  We get a total of approximately $200,000 from the provincial government

Official Languages committee  We were very pleased to learn that the funding we had received from the federal government was renewed. However, you won't be surprised to learn that some of our programs have been cancelled. The federal government decided to give us less money for certain programs. We may be ver

Official Languages committee  As soon as we heard the news, we immediately sent a message to all our members criticizing the budget cuts. Then we urged our members to mobilize and support the initiatives of the Assemblée de la francophonie ontarienne and others. You saw the protests that were held last weeken

Official Languages committee  The AJEFO's position on the matter has been the same for many years: we're in favour of this kind of amendment. In our view, the exception provided for in the Official Languages Act respecting official languages in the federal courts should be eliminated. It's somewhat absurd to

Official Languages committee  Absolutely. In 2009, when the French language services commissioner looked into the justice sector, he discovered that French-language services had to be improved. Following that recommendation, the Rouleau—Le Vay committee was struck to look into access to justice in French and

Official Languages committee  In that case, as you'll remember, the provincial government of the time had conducted a study and decided to close Montfort Hospital for funding reasons. The Court of Appeal for Ontario rejected that decision and stated that the government and Ontario's Health Services Restructur

Official Languages committee  There are definitely principles that could justify a lawsuit. However, I can't venture an opinion on its chances of success in either the Office of the Commissioner case or that of the university. The decision would be up to the courts. One thing is certain. Both the Court of Ap