Thank you, Mr. Weiler.
First and foremost, the federal government invested $1.1 million recently in funding elementary and high school levels in Quebec through the 22 first nations who are members of the First Nation Education Council. I think it takes three to tango.
After spending a significant amount of money over the next five years to pursue, promote and support graduation, when I say it takes three, Quebec needs to be there as well to strike down all those systemic barriers based on French as the common language in Quebec. It needs to acknowledge that some of our schools and some of our students must and will continue to speak their language.
As part of the agreement that we signed last summer, $4.6 million will be invested in teaching languages and culture in our elementary schools. When they reach college, where Mr. Arriola works, that's going to be like a buffalo jump if they have to be fluent in French, if they must give up their language.
One challenge we're facing is twofold. First, 92% of our students will graduate at Kiuna once they get to Kiuna because of the quality of services provided by Mr. Arriola. The challenge we're facing is that by not promoting our ancestral languages, 50% of our English as a second language learners will leave the province of Quebec, whereas 96% of our French as a second language learners will stay in Quebec.
To me, that is an assimilation policy.