Follow-up to the study Doorway to the world : Doorway to the world : linguistic duality in Canada's international relations

Doorway to the World: Linguistic Duality in Canada’s The following table summarizes the Commissioner’s International Relations concluded that linguistic duality is assessment of the follow-ups to the 29 recommendations being increasingly recognized as an important component that appeared in the study Doorway to the World: Linguistic of Canada’s identity on the world stage. [...] With respect to the Department of Foreign Affairs and The Commissioner is concerned about the cuts to the International Trade, the Commissioner believes that the budget of the Department’s Public Diplomacy Program and Department has taken some positive action in certain the cancellation of the Francophonie Promotion Fund in areas, including the following: March 2005. [...] With respect to the cancellation of the Fund, the Commissioner calls upon the Department to assess the • the international Francophonie; impact of this decision on its ability to contribute to the promotion of the Francophonie and linguistic duality in its • cultural diversity; international relations. [...] During these meetings, the representatives from the Office of the Commissioner reviewed the recommendations made In 2005, the Parliament of Canada amended the Act to in the 2004 study with the officials and asked them to strengthen Part VII, entitled “Advancement of English and describe what measures their departments had taken to French.” Today, all federal institutions, including the carry out t [...] The Commissioner shares the view that the impact of the cancellation of the Francophonie Promotion Fund in 2005 should be the subject of a departmental review.