The next president of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) will be bilingual, Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez assured, though the job offer specifies that proficiency in both official languages will be “more desirable “.
She will be bilingual. Believe me it will be bilingual, launched Mr. Rodriguez on Tuesday at his entrance to the Council of Ministers meeting. However, he refused to say how he would keep his promise.
The appointment of the chairman of CRTC was made following a process in which the Minister of Canadian Heritage makes a recommendation to the Cabinet.
According to the Minister, the fact that job posting does not currently require bilingualism is relatively simple not acceptable.
The television production we have in Quebec is unusual, Mr. Rodriguez explains. What is being done in English Canada, too, is extraordinary. It’s often different. You need someone who understands not only the language, but also the nuances of it all.
The administrative tribunal announced in mid -May that the term of its president, Ian Scott, an English speaker, would end in September. Mr. Scott’s successor’s annual salary could reach $ 328,100.
As for the tradition that the presidents of CRTC alternate between francophone and anglophone, Minister Rodriguez indicated thisunimportant.
Whether someone is Anglophone and learning, speaks French or if he is Francophone and speaks English, I have no problem, he said. that instead fundamental he speaks French, right from his acquisition.
The government has clearly shown a desire to favor candidates from groups lacking representation. The section Diversity and Official Languages the job offer states that preference can be given to women, Aboriginal people, people with disabilities and visible minorities.
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The leader of the Bloc Québécois, Yves-François Blanchet, praised development in the minds of the government.
” We do not have much relief from Mr. Rodriguez and Mr. Trudeau regarding the appointment of the Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick or the Governor General of Canada. So let’s accept progress, no matter how low it is. “
In context, he agrees stick to the idea that the tradition of alternation between French and English is not respected.
According to Mr. Blanchet, the appointment of a president of CRTC who does not speak French represents a serious setback because of the importance of the institution in language preservation in Quebec and in other parts of the country.
On the eve of Tracy Robinson’s address to the Standing Committee on Official Languages, the unilingual big boss of the Canadian National – who has recently been the target of criticism for the absence of French -speaking administrators – said the Bloc leader who did not believe in the sincerity of the Trudeau government’s desire to protect the French.
Appetite is like love: I think it has to be sincere, says Mr. Blanchet. I have the impression that more pressure from francophones across Canada is forcing them to express, if not feel, concern for the French.
Source: Radio-Canada
