That's a specific issue. The decision was made to increase the funding allocated to the granting agencies such as the SSHRC. I don't want to talk nonsense, but I think priority will be given to research.
I would find it hard to make a direct connection with the issue of minority francophones. Certainly, from the moment you decide on specific topics, you give the research an orientation, which raises other considerations, because that isn't the only research that's important in understanding the Canadian reality and our international competitiveness. Moreover, Canada has expertise in the field of linguistic minorities, particularly in research. Our researchers give international conferences on the subject.
In deciding that this isn't a priority for Canada and that it's only business, we're not developing our major strengths. Francophones aren't the only ones considering this issue; some anglophones are also experts on the issue of minority francophones. I'm thinking of Michael Behiels, of the University of Ottawa, who has written an extraordinary book on francophone rights. He's an anglophone. His research should be promoted just as much as other research focusing directly on business.