Official Languages committee  That's it exactly—

Official Languages committee  As I was mentioning before, the government needs to adopt a comprehensive approach. You heard about it in the discussions with the previous witnesses. The comprehensive approach was mentioned here and there in the act, but there was never any formal recognition. Nor does the act

Official Languages committee  Thank you, Mr. Blaney. Any approach to strengthen the use of French must be comprehensive. There is an English term, which has been translated into French, which also describes it. That term is "holistic," which means roughly that it addresses all aspects of life. This applies a

Official Languages committee  I believe that it's essential for the Canadian government to further strengthen its immigration officers' profile abroad. That's for both Quebec and the Canadian government. I know that there was a time, for Quebec at least, when the size of the offices was reduced and several we

Official Languages committee  Sorry. I believe that the act should be amended in a way that would specify the Canadian government's obligations much more clearly with respect to promoting this equality and allowing it to develop. Mr. Boulerice, the problem is very straightforward. If your right to work in F

Official Languages committee  No. They clearly are not. Canada needs to take an initiative in concert with the government of Quebec, as it did in 2005 when it negotiated the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. Canada, together with Quebec and the other

Official Languages committee  Would Ms. Jennings like to make any comments? Is the question for Ms. Jennings?

Official Languages committee  Thank you for your question. I remember the 1990s very well. Perhaps we'll have an opportunity to reminisce at some point. I can tell you that the Canadian government can do a great deal to encourage people from outside Canada to immigrate to regions where francophone communiti

Official Languages committee  What you say is absolutely correct. As you know, Quebec has had the initiative in matters of selecting immigrants since the 1978 Cullen-Couture agreement, which was renewed by minister McDougall and is still in force. This is important from two standpoints. On the one hand, the

Official Languages committee  I can't give you the details, or provide interprovincial migration rates, meaning the number of immigrants who arrive in Quebec, become Canadian citizens, and after a while decide to go and settle elsewhere…

Official Languages committee  I will try to use my seven and a half minutes as efficiently as possible. I would like to thank you for having invited me this afternoon. I have 45 years of personal experience with Canada's Official Languages Act. It began in 1976, when I filed a lawsuit in the Quebec Superio