Official Languages committee  I'm sorry, but I'm not sure I really understand the meaning of your question.

Official Languages committee  Of course, every level of government needs to make separate efforts depending on their areas of jurisdiction. The usual expectation, in our Canadian federation, is that actions taken at each level of government need not be the same, and that they should complement one another, ra

Official Languages committee  I'd like to return to the suggestion I made at the beginning of my comments. French must not be allowed to fade into the background. The teaching of French as a second language needs to be promoted and encouraged at all universities in Canada. I regret today having had to work so

Official Languages committee  I'm not sure I've understood your question. What rights are you talking about?

Official Languages committee  What do you mean?

Official Languages committee  I'd like to think about that.

Official Languages committee  That's a complex question because the federal government also has a constitutional duty to see to the promotion and protection of the minority official language in Quebec, which is English. Consequently, in defining federal duties, you also have to consider those constitutional o

Official Languages committee  Yes, of course.

Official Languages committee  I agree with you that the Supreme Court's broad interpretation of section 23 of the Canadian Charter has largely benefited francophone minority communities outside Quebec. Incidentally, the judgment rendered in Quebec last week on the Act respecting the laicity of the state surp

Official Languages committee  I'd simply like to point out that the right of access to justice in English is still not guaranteed in Quebec. Although you can be served in English in a store on Sainte-Catherine Street, the right of access to justice in English isn't necessarily always recognized in the provin

Official Languages committee  Would you please repeat the question?

Official Languages committee  I don't have a crystal ball, and I don't think any government can come up with a permanent solution because this is a complex, multigenerational problem. I don't think the idea is to find a single solution. Many actions will have to be taken to promote French in both Quebec and t

Official Languages committee  Could you repeat your question?

Official Languages committee  The white paper contains all kinds of other good suggestions in addition to strengthening accountability for discharging federal obligations, which is a positive measure. There's one federal responsibility that mustn't be overlooked. Within the present constitutional framework, t

Official Languages committee  The Université de Moncton's law faculty is a tremendous success. One of the tragedies, in my view, is that the judgments rendered by Quebec judges who work in French are never translated. As a result, judges in other provinces, particularly federal government appointees, are dep