Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I did ask a number of questions under written questions in the House. I would like to propose them to the Languages Commissioner since I did receive the response from the Government Leader that it would be inappropriate for her office to provide the requested information. I will list all the questions. She may have a copy of them.
She commented on the status of the annual report and I would like to know its status.
I would like a summary of the destination, purpose, duration and cost of all duty travel undertaken by the Languages Commissioner since her appointment; a summary of the destination, purpose, duration and cost of all duty travel undertaken by staff or other officials in the office of the Languages Commissioner since the appointment of the Languages Commissioner.
I also ask for a listing of prescribed organizations referred to in subsection 23 of the Official Languages Act; the dates, duration and location of meetings held between the representatives of the prescribed organization and the Languages Commissioner as required by subsection 23 of the Official Languages Act.
I ask for a listing of the type of service, contractor, duration and amount of all services contracted by the office of the Languages Commissioner and a statement indicating the number of reports provided to the Government Leader, deputy ministers or other administrative heads of institutions by the Languages Commissioner pursuant to subsection 22.1 of the Official Languages Act.
Mr. Chairman, if I may continue to comment on this, I did want to be very candid and upfront on what has been some of the comments. The Languages Commissioner may have surmised from the questions asked about the travel and accountability that some Members have concerns with respect to the Languages Commissioner consistently travelling with a Member of the House. This raises issues about her accountability given the potential for conflict of interest. Would the Languages Commissioner care to comment on the perception held by some Members, particularly since the Languages Commissioner indicated earlier that she reports to each Member of this House? Thank you.