Thank you for your question.
I'll give you a very concrete example. We're in Vancouver, British Columbia, and there's a francophone organization that deals with women who are victims of violence. We have a help line, but it will be closed in March 2024, in a few months' time, due to lack of funding. It's the only hotline that offers service in French to francophone women who are victims of violence in British Columbia. This gives you a very concrete idea of the urgency of the situation and the importance of this issue.
Since the pandemic, gender-based violence against women has increased, and French-language services are decreasing. These women need to be served in their own language.