Thank you for your question.
You talk about provinces and borders of our communities. As a Mi'kmaw, I know no boundaries. My territory spans four provinces. I think that's very important in the step of recognizing who we are as language groups. I represent speakers in New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Quebec. Each of these groups, so to speak, does amazing work in efforts of revitalization.
One thing I would like to see in terms of accessibility is that notion of long-term, sustained funding. I see this bill as being something that guarantees within legislation support for languages and the efforts of communities and organizations that have that mandate to continue to work. What I would like to further see in this bill is statutory funding.