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We invite you to respond to the four questions below as a BC francophone or francophile. Your contributions to these questions will help us negotiate an agreement that best meets the needs of francophone British Columbians. Please be clear and succinct in your answer. Answers should be no longer than 250 words(1800 characters).

1. Under the Canada- B.C. Agreement on official languages, the federal government and the province work to build capacity for the delivery of services in French.
   
   What are the top three priorities for building French service delivery capacity that your governments should focus on over the next five years?
   
   
   
2. The Canada- B.C. Agreement on Official Languages covers six priority areas: Health, Economic Development, social services, justice, arts and culture, and communications/translation.
   
   What activities within these priority areas would you most like advanced over the coming five years?
   
   
   
3. The 2009-2014 agreement will take our Province through the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. French and English are the two official languages of Canada and the Olympic Games. Canada is well suited to leverage the Games’ linguistic duality and involve and showcase the B.C. francophone community.
   
   What are some ways the Province and B.C. francophones can work together to achieve a lasting francophone legacy from the 2010 Games?
   
   
   
4. The 2009-2014 agreement will take our Province well toward its commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 33 percent by 2020. The Province is working to ensure everyone in B.C. has an opportunity to participate and take part in action that benefits our province, the climate and our world.
   
   In what ways can the Province work with the B.C. francophone community to support measures that reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
   
   

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Please provide your answers and comments to the Francophone Affairs Program before November 15th 2008.

You can also send your answers:

1. Via email: FAP@gov.bc.ca
2. By mail: Francophone Affairs Program, 548 Michigan Street, Victoria, B.C. V8V 1S2

For further questions or comments, please contact the Francophone Affairs Program, at 250-387-4791.