Official Languages committee  I cannot speak to the comments of those who have come before me. What I would say now is that, as I look at the past, this company has had a history of francophone representation on our board, and Quebec-based francophone representation on the board. Sometimes it's multiple membe

Official Languages committee  Ninety per cent of our senior executives here in Quebec speak French. I am happy, as I arrive in this company, to observe the commitment to and the use of the language in this company. It's been helpful to me as I learn French to be able to participate in it each day as I come to

Official Languages committee  Our board spends a considerable amount of time working through what qualifications—backgrounds, experiences and credentials—we need to bring to bear to ensure that we have proper governance for our company as we undertake our business across Canada and the United States, and acro

Official Languages committee  It's my intent, as I arrive in this company, to ensure that we completely fulfill our responsibilities in supporting and promoting the French language, and that we, and I, take a leadership role in this. It's my personal priority and it's a personal commitment that I've made. As

Official Languages committee  French is a part of our practice under the Official Languages Act in this company every day. We are one of a rare number of federal, private companies that are subject to the Official Languages Act, so this is a commitment we take very seriously and observe very closely. It's an

Official Languages committee  Thank you for your question, Ms. Lattanzio. Right now, as people like me are moved into Montreal and to Quebec, the employee or the spouse in the family is offered support to learn French, or if it's reversed, it's English. They're offered that support for a period of time until

Official Languages committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I want to thank the member for his question. Although I cannot speak to the CN of many years ago, I can say that, as I come into this company now, I observe a great deal of respect and support for the French language, both here in Quebec and across our sys

Official Languages committee  Immediately upon the resignation of Monsieur Charest from our board of directors, the board announced its intention to initiate a process to evaluate what has turned out to be a great number of qualified francophone director candidates located in Quebec and to choose the appropri

Official Languages committee  I expect a meeting with the search firm on Monday. This is a priority for me. It's a priority for our board. I would expect that this will be weeks, not years.

Official Languages committee  CN has a long history of having francophone representation on our board of directors. It is a practice that's important to us. It's important to our board of directors. It's important to me and it's one where I think we have established a long track record. We find ourselves in

Official Languages committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Good afternoon, honourable members of the committee. My name is Tracy Robinson, and I am president of Canadian National, or CN. I am accompanied by Sean Finn. Thank you for inviting us to take part in this important discussion before the Standin