In that case I would like to propose certain topics.
First, I would like to propose a study on collecting data on minority official language communities through the federal census. The committee could study that matter and produce a report recommending changes to be made to the census form so as to fill in some gaps. This is an extremely important topic. The data we will collect will tell us what the situation is on the ground, what the problems are, and what possible solutions we might consider.
My colleague Mr. Choquette mentioned access to justice in French. That is a topic that interests me as well. And so I want to join him in supporting that particular topic.
My third suggestion would be a study on francophone immigration outside Quebec. That is an extremely important topic. We really have to make sure that we have a strategy in place for locations such as Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador and Ontario. There are also the anglophones in Quebec, but what is of interest to me today is studying francophone immigrants outside Quebec.
My fourth suggestion concerns a study on the use of both official languages within the federal public service. This is related to the point Mr. Ferguson and Mr. Choquette just raised. I would propose that we study the possibility of increasing the bilingualism bonus, which has not been increased in decades. That might be one possible strategy we could examine.
In fifth place, may I propose a study on the Official Languages Act. As I mentioned earlier, it has not been reviewed in over thirty years. It is like any other project or any other initiative; at a certain point, we have to review everything, discard certain things, adopt certain orientations, adapt and keep an eye on the future. That is certainly an important element.
I would conclude by proposing the adoption of a French version of unilingual constitutional texts. We might even go and see what the situation is on the ground and let those observations inform our work.
Those are the six topics I propose, Mr. Chair. Two of them had already been raised by my colleagues on the committee.
We won't be lacking for work. We are going to have to make certain choices and I am sure you will be able to guide us in that task, Mr. Chair.