Official Languages committee  Thank you.

Official Languages committee  The SSF and many other organizations believe that including the language variable on the health card is important. The CIHI collects the information reported on the health card. When people apply for a health card, they are not in a vulnerable state. They will indicate their moth

Official Languages committee  And accountability.

Official Languages committee  I am not a legal expert.

Official Languages committee  If we look at the issue of linguistic duality, it's about language. If we amend the Official Languages Act, it could amend another law.

Official Languages committee  The other option would be to include a binding clause on linguistic duality in the agreements between the federal government and provincial and territorial governments.

Official Languages committee  There are many recent examples. There is the issue of early learning and child care, which is also a provincial jurisdiction, and the federal government was able to negotiate with the provinces on that issue. In Alberta, there was a language clause requiring a portion of the fu

Official Languages committee  Thank you very much for the question, Mrs. Fortier. You are my MP. I would like to add that a new committee was created two years ago. I am referring to Health Canada's Federal Health Portfolio Consultative Committee for Official Language Minority Communities in Canada, or OLMC.

Official Languages committee  It could be done in two ways.

Official Languages committee  This is already in the bill prepared by the FCFA, which would also benefit us. In our brief, we also recommend that this be done by amending the Canada Health Act.

Official Languages committee  Linguistic duality.

Official Languages committee  It would be part of the negotiations between the federal government and the provinces and territories concerning funding. They would have to show how they would implement services or programs that meet community needs.

Official Languages committee  The representatives of the two levels of government have to talk. It is not currently a huge issue for many provinces. Access to health is considered a public good, people request it. What I said in my presentation, and I want to clarify this point, was that the federal governme

Official Languages committee  That program supported researchers so that they could submit applications in French. It also ensured that the assessment process took into consideration the communities' challenges. However, the program was eliminated. Since then, as you said, researchers have been choosing to s

Official Languages committee  The example I mentioned earlier is the best one I can give you. Two years ago, $11 billion in funding was allocated to the provinces and territories to help them in the areas of mental health, home care and palliative care. Prince Edward Island was the only province that agreed t