Official Languages committee  If I may, I'd like to add a final point to our response. In view of the emergency situation, many federal and provincial institutions have innovated in order to act quickly. They have used new technologies to improve service delivery. We must seize this opportunity to improve s

Official Languages committee  If I could—

Official Languages committee  That's exactly what I was going to discuss. There's one point that we haven't yet addressed on that specific issue. The media have published stories according to which, even in the public service, many employees felt they were losing their right to work in their language of cho

Official Languages committee  I'll respond. Thank you for your question, Mr. Duguid. You have to understand that official languages must not be subject to austerity considerations. Government develops budgets for the delivery of services, which should include services in both official languages where the l

Official Languages committee  I'll begin with some data on provincial government communications from our recent research. The findings are clear: communications in French were inadequate across Canada, even in those provinces and territories where linguistic obligations are more stringent. This lends support

Official Languages committee  I'll give it another try. The performance of the provincial and territorial governments in terms of communications in French has been erratic, even where the obligations are more stringent. The linguistic obligations of the Government of New Brunswick are also often cited as an

Official Languages committee  Mr. Chair, committee members, it's my turn now to thank you for this opportunity to appear before your committee. As the country copes with the second wave of COVID-19, it's a very good time to ensure that government linguistic obligations are maintained and met. I hope you will