About 3% of Quebec City's population is anglophone, and yet there is a brand-new anglophone school in Quebec City and another in Lévis. Two schools for such a percentage of the population is a much higher representation, not to mention the fact that those schools are generously funded. That gives you an idea of the disparities that can occur from the outset.
We're always talking about a united Canada from coast to coast and programs that apply from coast to coast. However, when it comes to official languages, particularly French, suddenly it doesn't apply from coast to coast, and there is a difference depending on the province. Yet, it has been said and you said earlier that French is a minority language in North America. This is a debate that we also held in the context of the new Official Languages Act and regulations.
I'd also like to go back to what you said about the regulations, because I'd like to remind you of our position. You said it was debated by parliamentarians, and that's true. We agreed to the regulations because they protected francophones outside Quebec. However, our position never changed as to the fact that it could be harmful to Quebec's francophones, since it favours a linguistic group that is a minority in Quebec, but a majority in Canada and North America.
Do you recall the many comments by my colleague from La Pointe-de-l'Île on this subject?