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Hello to all of you, and thank you for signing! I have attached the link to the CBC's web article regarding the petitions. Here are some points to consider: Only those jobs which require the daily, consistent use of both languages to perform the job's daily basic functions should be posted as bilingual-mandatory. Otherwise, the job should be open to qualified unilingual people. These qualifications include seniority, training, skills, experience, and education. Jobs should not require bilingualism 'just in case' the worker, at some point unknown, might have an encounter or two with a person from the other language group. To help meet our current obligation for service in language of choice, existing technology should be used. Immediate service could be achieved by accessing a dedicated translation team via video link on electronic devices. Making bilingualism an artificial 'requirement', denying unilingual people jobs in the process, is unacceptable. NB DESERVES BETTER!