Official Languages committee  The linguistic assimilation of allophone immigrants will favour English more than French.

Official Languages committee  I don't think that's possible. It would definitely solve part of the problem, but, from what I understand, the Official Languages Act is a quasi-constitutional statute. It would be hard to change. What you're proposing is radical…

Official Languages committee  Yes, that would definitely help, but it will be hard to do. I've stayed within the allotted 10 seconds.

Official Languages committee  Statistics Canada's projections generally agree quite well with mine. I don't see any decline in English in Quebec. It's really stable. Are you sure of what you're saying? It's true there will be a decline in the percentage of anglophones in Canada as a whole, but the percentage

Official Languages committee  Yes, there will definitely be a decline across Canada as a whole. What Mr. Castonguay and I said is that it's mainly the mother tongue that will be in decline. The language spoken will not change that much. Furthermore, it will decline much less quickly than French. So it's the

Official Languages committee  This is a broad issue. I think we still have time to do a U-turn. You mentioned restorative and proactive measures. First of all, there has to be a self-critique of the Official Languages Act and of the attitude of the federal government and federal courts, the Supreme Court in p

Official Languages committee  Perhaps I misspoke. In fact, since Bill 101 was passed, wherever we have taken greater control over immigration and immigrant selection, the percentage of language substitutions in favour of French has gradually risen thanks to francization outside Canada. On the other hand, the

Official Languages committee  Mr. Beaulieu, you asked what would happen if Quebec were as francophone as Ontario is anglophone. We're actually very far from that situation. Quebec is Canada's most Canadian province because English and French are very strong there. I'd even say English is stronger. Anglophone

Official Languages committee  The federal government intervenes in language policy in Quebec in two ways: directly through the Official Languages Act and indirectly via its spending power. That's something the federal government may consider less frequently, for example, when investing tens and hundreds of mi

Official Languages committee  You're absolutely right. I'm not saying it's completely impossible, but it's really difficult and calls for some serious thinking. They're not just looking for an available job in the right place; it's more than that. There are the immigrant networks, all kinds of things, the wh

Official Languages committee  That's all right because I speak quickly.

Official Languages committee  Canadian language planning has to change. That's the first and last thing I would say, since I have no time. There should be a shift from a principle of personality to the principle of territoriality.

Official Languages committee  Exactly. That would already be a step forward.

Official Languages committee  That's a good question, one that can be divided into a number of components. You're asking whether we can rely on francophone immigration, immigrant francization and regionalized integration. Can we have immigrants who speak French? Will they go and live where we tell them to go?

Official Languages committee  I'm sorry. I'll slow down. I want to get to the end of my remarks. The changes anticipated at the federal and provincial levels obscure even more significant local changes. Suburban Montreal, for example, has been rapidly changing for the past 10 or 15 years, and that change wil