Symposium "40 Years of Official Languages in Canada: Our History and the Path Ahead"
On September 9 and 10, 2009, a symposium on official languages was held in Ottawa. This event was organized jointly by the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages, the Association for Canadian Studies
, Canadian Heritage
and the Council of the Network of Official Languages Champions.
- Opening remarks by Graham Fraser, Commissioner of Official Languages
- Session entitled "The Roles and Responsibilities of the Federal and Provincial Governments: Today and Tomorrow"
- Session entitled "The Next Generation and the Renewal of Governance in Official Language Communities"
- Session entitled "Bilingualism and the Political Future of Canada: Forces and
Faultlines" - Session entitled "The Former Commissioners: Their Perspective on the Evolution of Official Languages"
- Session entitled "Globalization, the Economy and Canada’s Bilingual Future"
- Session entitled "The Role of the Public Service in the Promotion of a Bilingual Canada: Looking to the Future"
