Official Languages committee  I am not sure I understood your question, but I will try to answer it. If needed, Mr. Desgagné can add some points. RESDAC is a Canada-wide network. In fact, it is the one network that allows all colleagues to work together and focus on development and creation, for instance. Currently, we do not know what will happen with RESDAC.

Official Languages committee  Yes, that’s it, absolutely.

Official Languages committee  We have been negotiating with the people from the Skills for Success program for two years, and things are not moving quickly. There is work to be done. We are just waiting for a decision from them. I don’t like to talk about finances, because it’s not the case. However, I must say that RESDAC has done a great deal of work over the last two years.

Official Languages committee  By asymmetry, I mean tools developed by francophones and for francophones. It’s easier for francophones to find tools in English than in French. However, tools in English often don’t represent our communities. Whether it be in Winnipeg or Vancouver, culture is important, and so are communities; that’s what it means to us.

Official Languages committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you for having us as part of your study on the economic conditions of official language minority communities. I’m speaking to you on behalf of the Réseau pour le développement de l’alphabétisme et des compétences, or RESDAC, a network for literacy, basic education, family literacy, employability and skills development in all Canadian francophone minority communities.

Official Languages committee  I'm trying to organize my thoughts to give you a fairly clear answer. When you work in the francophone communities for many years, as I have in Manitoba and Ontario, where we have partners, travelling to rural communities is as important as offering programming in the city. However, we often face a lack of resources to do that travelling.

Official Languages committee  I don't need to tell you what formal education is, do I? According to UNESCO, non-formal education corresponds to additional, alternative knowledge to—

Official Languages committee  I don't understand the question, I'm sorry. Mr. Desgagné, can you answer it?

Official Languages committee  The labour shortage is certainly being felt everywhere. I will let Mr. Desgagné answer the question.

Official Languages committee  You want to talk about lifelong learning?

Official Languages committee  Okay. Do you want me to propose amendments that would—

Official Languages committee  Including the three concepts we proposed— “formal”, “non-formal” and “informal”—in the bill would be a winner and you would be doing great things for Canadians. We also agree with the proposals from the FCFA, with which we have worked, actually.

Official Languages committee  Absolutely.

Official Languages committee  No, I don't think so, but I'm not sure I understand what your question means. How would that constitute an invasion of privacy?

Official Languages committee  When I talked about the informal aspect, I was referring to people reading documents and doing research. I can read you UNESCO's definition if you like.