Toward A New Action Plan For Official Languages And Building New Momentum For Immigration In Francophone Minority Communities PDF Download

Denis Paradis Chair DECEMBER 42nd PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION Published under the authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons SPEAKER'S PERMISSION Reproduction of the proceedings of the House of Commons and its Committees, in whole or in part and in any medium, is hereby permitted provided that the reproduction is accurate and is not presented as official. [...] By profiling the activities of a small number of institutions, the Roadmap has the unfortunate effect of overshadowing the work of other federal institutions regarding the official languages: Many official languages initiatives that are taken are introduced under the authority of the roadmap and the departments concerned. [...] Like the AFY, the Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) believes it is necessary to "centralize authority to monitor the implementation of the official languages strategy." 8 The QCGN makes a clear connection between the existence of a central agency and the federal government's ability to achieve a high degree of transparency and accountability in official languages: When there was a centralized [...] According to TBS, the reviews constitute public documents since the institutions must submit a copy to the clerks of the two parliamentary committees on official languages and the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages. [...] To do this, the government must ensure that program development and delivery is guided by the concept of "by and for," in other words, by the communities and for the communities.