Official Languages committee  There are four staff members at the SSF. We consult people in the field. Working with them is crucial because they're in the best position to really know what they need.

Official Languages committee  Yes. The foundations are important, but an indication of continuity is also hugely important. Otherwise, people lose interest. Let me remind you that the $30,000 currently makes millions. You have to understand that the federal government aren't the only ones investing their mone

Official Languages committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, for having taken the time to listen to us.

Official Languages committee  We have 70 projects. Let me use one of the projects as an example and explain the process behind it. Having access to financial support for the partial funding of these projects was crucial and has acted as a springboard. What was the process? We advised our 17 networks that we

Official Languages committee  First of all, when it was decided that there would be three strategies, we decided at the outset that the consortium would cover the training aspect and we would take on the other two. We share office space and are sister organizations. We have the same ultimate objectives, which

Official Languages committee  We have reached that goal. Not only have we had the registrations, but the target has even been exceeded.

Official Languages committee  Yes, registrations. As you know, it take eight years to become a doctor. Nursing requires four years, depending on the place. As we said earlier, we already have 400 graduates. But the number of people registered is higher than what we had expected.

Official Languages committee  Yes, in all disciplines. I have to say that this has been a great success. Young people are registering across the country, despite the uncertainties. The big challenge is really to make sure that students from northern Ontario who go to Ottawa to study return to places like Sud

Official Languages committee  Actually, we dealt with three priorities here today.Two other priorities had not been subsidized; one of these is information technology. The thing that worries us about Canada Health Infoway is that we are not sure if we can measure the state of health in the francophone popula

Official Languages committee  When I said that we thought that your committee might be able to help us with the next stages, for 2007-08 and subsequent years, I also mentioned that the Advisory Committee would be submitting a report to Mr. Clement. That might be the opportunity to discuss it here, but in the

Official Languages committee  One of the 70 projects that we managed is in that area. We understood that it was important to train our doctors and nurses in universities in places such as Moncton, Sherbrooke and Ottawa. That is important in itself. We found that even among francophones professionals who were

Official Languages committee  I think that you would need to discuss that with the consortium. I do not know all the details about what they do. I must tell you that—

Official Languages committee  I can honestly tell you that courses are given in French because of the involvement of the University of Ottawa, the University of Moncton, Collège Saint-Boniface and Collège Sainte-Anne. They are concerned about this problem. However, we know that we live in North America. To ta

Official Languages committee  Not completely. We are currently conducting an operation to have provincial governments officially recognize our networks. That is an extremely important objective. Several are working very well with the provincial governments, but obtaining official recognition is a whole other

Official Languages committee  Yes. Among other things, we offer the advantage of having set up projects. In fact, it is one thing to influence government decisions. However that is just one aspect. The second advantage deals with our recommendations to improve access, which explains the 70 projects. So it is