I would just like to thank the Members for the opportunity to come before the House and clarify some of the issues and some of the questions that they have had about the office of the Languages Commissioner. During this first year, we have dealt with a lot of issues. The conflict of interest issue, I thought, had been resolved some time ago, but if that is still a concern, then I appreciate the fact that they should be dealt with through the right channels. There are a lot of other issues about the office of the Languages Commissioner that are just as important, such as how the Languages Commissioner reports to the House, what authority the Languages Commissioner has to obtain documents from government departments, and what actions and measures can be taken within the authority of the Languages Commissioner. Those questions are still unresolved even after almost a year of working in this office. I appreciate the Members' questions. I encourage them to contact me at any time for clarification of any other matters and also with any complaints or inquiries that they have about the act or about any languages used in their area.
I would like to continue working in this position. I am very committed to it. When the issue of conflict of interest is addressed, and if there is a decision that there is a conflict of interest, then steps will be taken to resolve the conflict. I had no intention of working in this position if there was a conflict, and I was informed that there was not. That is why I continued working.
My record is open to any Member who wants to examine the activities of the office, and shows that, whatever relationship I do have with the particular Minister in question or with any other Member of this House, none of those relationships in any way have changed the way that I would deal with any issue that has been brought to my attention. I thank the Members for the chance to clarify some of these issues. I suppose I will be hearing from you. Thank you.