Yes, Mr. Chairman. I just wanted to have a supplementary to the question the Minister has answered. A district education authority may choose a language as the language of instruction if there is a significant demand for the language in the education district. Who determines that? Is it the district education authority? I am aware that in the Official Languages Act, the phrase "significant demand" is in there as well. Since the life of that act, "significant demand" has yet to be defined. Like the Minister said, it is unclear what it means. For clarification, we should try to determine the definition of "significant demand." That is what we have to do. It could be interpreted any way that you would like because it isn't clear. It is going to be up to each district education authority. Each one could have a different definition of what that means. That is my concern. If one is very lenient in the definition and another district is very strict with that definition, then you will have different degrees of the language being taught in one particular district. So I have a concern with that. If the Minister would further clarity that, I would appreciate it.
Jim Antoine on Committee Report 11-12(7): Report On The Review Of Bill 25 - The Education ActBill 25: Education Act
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Committee Report 11-12(7): Report On The Review Of Bill 25 - The Education ActBill 25: Education Act
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 13th, 1995
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
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