Official Languages committee  I think these policies are already in place. I believe that trying to attract francophone immigrants has been part of the federal government's policy for a long time. It even creates some competition under the Canada-Quebec Accord. The key factor is being able to select immigra

Official Languages committee  Is that question also for me ?

Official Languages committee  Personally, I can't deny just how valuable it is to be able to communicate in both languages, and even sometimes more than two languages; my children speak three or four languages so well that it makes me feel inadequate sometimes. It's an asset for Canada. So if we want this as

Official Languages committee  It's pretty clear.

Official Languages committee  You're absolutely right. Money spent promoting English in Quebec could certainly be used to help francophones outside Quebec.

Official Languages committee  It's clear that the Official Languages Act and some parts of the Canadian Constitution have been impeding Quebec's efforts to strengthen the French language in the province.

Official Languages committee  I believe that while the French language is not strong enough in Quebec, it will become even more vulnerable elsewhere in Canada. It's crucial to maintain a kind of bastion for French wherever the critical mass allows for it. Afterwards, we can point to the fact that there are fr

Official Languages committee  I'll only mention two things, even though there are many others that need to be addressed. I believe that a shift is beginning for immigration. Immigration occurs in two stages, with people starting out as temporary residents, and then becoming permanent residents. For temporar

Official Languages committee  There are certainly areas of concentration. The message remains the same: ideally, conversations should be in French. It's up to francophones to stop switching into English whenever an anglophone colleague is present. According to the same data, the majority of anglophones can ca

Official Languages committee  Yes, we should, somewhat as we've already done with regard to integration.

Official Languages committee  The conclusion I've reached is that the measures the federal government has put in place to ensure respect for both official languages must not undermine Quebec's efforts to protect French. As regards the Official Languages Act, where the ambiguity begins, as Mr. Bolduc said, is

Official Languages committee  I have to say that's a major challenge. To begin with, children born to francophone parents outside Quebec are starting to opt for English. So it's hard to imagine how newcomers can settle in francophone communities outside Quebec and live fully in French there. Furthermore, tha

Official Languages committee  I think that's true. The Charter of the French Language and the Canada-Quebec Accord acknowledge the importance of that aspect. I might even say that the Canada-Quebec Accord somewhat contradicts the Official Languages Act because it recognizes the distinct character of Quebec so

Official Languages committee  Quebec has established the language planning it decided on. It did so long time ago. I think the Charter of the French Language was the second bill the Parti québécois government passed, in 1976 or 1977. It did so precisely to reinforce the French fact in many sectors, education

Official Languages committee  I'd really like the Quebec government's choice to be respected in Quebec, but it's incompatible with an act that requires everything be in both official languages across Canada. As I said, the signage isn't unilingual. In any case, this issue isn't one of the charter elements th