All right, thank you.
I would like to welcome Ms. Kenny, Mr. Quinty and Mr. Leclair, who are appearing here today.
There are immersion schools everywhere across the country. What we hear, and what I think you yourselves are saying, is that, first, there are not enough schools and not enough institutions. There is also a shortage of professors and teachers, but it goes beyond that. Their skills are at issue. That is what we hear. What could the federal government do about that? We know that education is a provincial jurisdiction, and that is always a delicate matter. At the same time, we are all part of the same country, but this is a jurisdiction that belongs to the provinces. At the federal level, part VII of the Official Languages Act does not provide for the introduction of programs or state what should be done about immersion, but government representatives are at least able to promote it and to invest money. That is what is important. Money can accomplish a lot of things in a situation like this.
More specifically, what could the federal government do to help the provinces or even to help promote these programs? Some provinces are not completely involved. What could it do to emphasize the importance of this issue?
Mr. Leclair, I would like to hear what you have to say on the subject.