Official Languages committee  There are approximately 50,000 francophones in Manitoba, but there are more than 100,000 people there who can speak French, some of whom are here this morning.

Official Languages committee  Yes, I have a few comments because this mixing of languages is part of our reality. Let me give you a few numbers. We know that 60% of 21-year-olds in Manitoba come from what we call exogamous marriages, that is to say, families where one parent is anglophone and the other francophone.

Official Languages committee  In the same debate, we have established five streams. The first stream consists of education and training. The second stream refers to expanding francophone space. This is a developing concept, open to all the communities, as long as the people speak French, no matter if they are anglophone, bilingual or immigrants.

Official Languages committee  It could be someone else.

Official Languages committee  You asked me a question that surprises me a bit. Are you asking me to indicate the ideal person to sit at a table to discuss consistency? I could describe a profile rather than an individual. This person would have to know the country and the official language communities, both English and French, very well.

Official Languages committee  From the envelope? I could not say. The essence of the problem is that, as an organization, we do not know. The money can end up anywhere without us knowing about it, unless the institutions receiving it tell us. I could not say how much the jurists have received. I think that there were presentations on justice here.

Official Languages committee  Are you talking about the entire French-speaking community of Manitoba or only the Société franco-manitobaine?

Official Languages committee  I cannot say how much the SFM has received directly from the roadmap. I cannot give you the amount. I have no exact figures for you.

Official Languages committee  Yes, we received funding for translation.

Official Languages committee  Let me explain what that funding is, because it is very important for…

Official Languages committee  Health Canada is one example. There was also Public Works and Government Services Canada, I think, with the translation program I mentioned earlier. So various departments fund us.

Official Languages committee  We have many partners in a number of places, madam. So at the moment, I cannot give you the exact amount of the funding, especially as some vary with the project.

Official Languages committee  We received funding from several departments.

Official Languages committee  We have many partners. I already mentioned that Health Canada and Public Works and Government Services Canada permitted the University of Saint-Boniface to offer a fully online bachelor's program, the first one in Canada, so that it can reach people anywhere in the world. This bachelor's program will soon be completed and it will allow us to prepare the next generation.

Official Languages committee  I think the tie-in is critical. There is an excellent example in our report. This is the agreement we have with Heritage Canada that puts the Société franco-manitobaine at the heart of the arrangement. The Société, together with provincial organizations, is in a position to articulate its actions and establish its priorities from the needs.