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Official Languages committee I believe that the public service has very good intentions. However, there are often programs translated from English which are not entirely suited to the realities of official language minority communities. One such example was the launch of the Wellness Together Canada site, ea
October 20th, 2022Committee meeting
Antoine Désilets
Official Languages committee I think that what's needed is more personnel, particularly in health. At the same time, it's important to make sure that the integration process is a good one and that their credentials are recognized. There's no point in bringing an enormous number of people here if their abilit
October 20th, 2022Committee meeting
Antoine Désilets
Official Languages committee I'll be very brief. Two types of data should be collected. Firstly, there should be data about systems capacity, to determine which service centres and which professionals are capable of providing service in French. The purpose is to develop signage and to make sure that such se
October 20th, 2022Committee meeting
Antoine Désilets
Official Languages committee Collecting data on community needs is already part of the work we are doing directly with the provinces and territories. We have to prepare them and coach them. Of course, adding funding conditions and other revealing data, which could be collected on behalf of the Canadian Insti
October 20th, 2022Committee meeting
Antoine Désilets
Official Languages committee It's important to recall the power structure in health services. As I mentioned, for each $100 spent in Canada, one cent goes to official language minority communities. We should be proud of the advances we have made in health, but I think we still need support to reduce inequiti
October 20th, 2022Committee meeting
Antoine Désilets
Official Languages committee We believe that language clauses are essential. It's often hard to see where the money is going. Language clauses are needed if we want details about the outcomes. I mentioned two important areas earlier. Having a central agency do the administration strikes us as essential. For
October 20th, 2022Committee meeting
Antoine Désilets
Official Languages committee It's a complex question because health is largely a provincial jurisdiction. Each health system in Canada has its own structure and its own challenges. In order to take action, you have to know what is needed. So in fact, my answer does resemble my answer to the previous questio
October 20th, 2022Committee meeting
Antoine Désilets
Official Languages committee I'm not a specialist in immigration policy. However, with respect to the availability of labour, there's a shortage in health care everywhere in Canada. It affects francophones even more. By that I mean that there are no francophone health care professionals in Canada who are una
October 20th, 2022Committee meeting
Antoine Désilets
Official Languages committee The issue of designations is critical, and it's essential that we know the population pools. That takes me back to the compelling data issue. As is the case in education, there's no clear information on the services that francophones use or on the service points where they go. W
October 20th, 2022Committee meeting
Antoine Désilets
Official Languages committee It's important to seize the opportunity. The objectives in Bill C‑13 must be clarified and the right measures put in place. I obviously agree that the bill has to be reinforced in order to guarantee its impact. Our ultimate goal is to ensure that language isn't a barrier for fra
October 20th, 2022Committee meeting
Antoine Désilets
Official Languages committee Virtually 75% of funding and support, that is to say most of it, currently concerns service development at the federal level. As I said in my presentation, we influence the situation somewhat indirectly. Our work is to equip the provinces to do this work. Currently, in public h
October 20th, 2022Committee meeting
Antoine Désilets
Official Languages committee Thank you for that question. As regards methodology, I don't have the number of respondents with me. The survey was conducted by the Léger firm, which is well known in the field. The study was released in early 2020, and the data was gathered before the pandemic. We have no cle
October 20th, 2022Committee meeting
Antoine Désilets
Official Languages committee I think that's essential. In an emergency, if society shirks its responsibilities and abandons its official language objectives, it sends out the message that French is a secondary language. I don't think that's a good message to send.
October 20th, 2022Committee meeting
Antoine Désilets
Official Languages committee I'll be pleased to tell you a little about that.
October 20th, 2022Committee meeting
Antoine Désilets
Official Languages committee This bill mentions respect for provincial jurisdictions under the Constitution of Canada. We could also add recognition of the right to subject the federal government's spending power to conditions. In my presentation, I mentioned two specific factors, including the collection
October 20th, 2022Committee meeting
Antoine Désilets