Official Languages committee  Mr. Nadeau, I would like to interrupt you, if I may. Let me clarify something. I was talking to you about hiring, but we also have training programs. We have worked with the unions to develop programs that have enabled many employees to become familiar with the second language

Official Languages committee  Yes, absolutely.

Official Languages committee  It is already complicated enough as it is.

Official Languages committee  He is in the train.

Official Languages committee  ... the service coordinator. He is in the train.

Official Languages committee  Service coordinators are assigned to long-distance trains. These trains go out west, and, on board, they have bars, dining cars, service counters, and so on. There are two positions, for the simple reason that the service director assigned to the train must at some point be able

Official Languages committee  No comment.

Official Languages committee  First of all, I would like to thank you for your comments, Mr. Nadeau. I say that sincerely and I say it to the entire committee: at VIA, we have worked on this since the company's inception. In 1978, I started working on programs such as the service program for people with reduc

Official Languages committee  The incident occurred as a result of a fire in the locomotive, requiring the train to be immobilized.

Official Languages committee  The train was moving and a mechanical breakdown occurred in the locomotive's motor. A bolt worked loose and diesel fuel spilled. The heat of the motor caused a fire in the locomotive. When the engineers saw this, they stopped the train. As there were flames coming from the locomo

Official Languages committee  Yes, our employee training program includes train evacuation simulations, where they are presented with certain scenarios.

Official Languages committee  Absolutely. Mr. Rodriguez, as I told you in my opening statement, all of the employees on board the trains are bilingual.

Official Languages committee  All employees are bilingual. We have not hired anyone who did not speak both official languages since 1986. I was there then. I have worked for this company for 38 years. I started with CN in 1972. I have seen the way that this company, which at first did not give any priority to

Official Languages committee  Hiring is done in the context of bilingualism. Two positions on board trains require an individual to be absolutely bilingual. These are the positions of service manager and service coordinator. Let us not forget that we have people on staff who have been working for us for a lon

Official Languages committee  Yes, applicants do a test as part of the hiring process. I would say that I consider myself to be completely bilingual. That is not meant to sound conceited. An employee does not have to qualify at that level of bilingualism. You have to have...