Thank you. So right off, I am just going to outline the subject in anticipation of the next round of questions.
The francophonie is one of the factors from which we can see that Africa is a land of opportunities and holds great promise for the future. There is a belief that, thanks to Africa, French could be the language that experiences the strongest growth in the next few decades. However, Jean‑Louis Roy told us when he appeared before the committee that in order for this to happen, schools must be built to match the strong demographic growth Africa is experiencing, and that without French schools, the languages learned will obviously be Arabic, Urdu, Wolof or Swahili, but not French.
Be prepared, gentlemen; I will be coming back to that question in the second round.