Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Unlike my colleague, who was fortunate to learn French at an early age, I did not have that, despite the fact that my French Canadian father was very much fluent. It was his first language. My Polish mother had other ideas, so I'm unilingual. I'm getting there. This time next year, I will be conversing in French.
As I frequently mention here, I'm proudly representative of the Bay of Quinte riding, which houses 8 Wing CFB Trenton. I know from conversations and observations—I've spent almost 40 years in that area—that it's a largely Anglo area, as are probably two-thirds or better of our bases. I do see a lot of largely unilingual CAF members and their families quite often struggling to communicate and assimilate into the communities in these areas.
Professor Chouinard, and I guess perhaps Monsieur Sauvé, what would you suggest we could do to better help in this transition and to better support francophone CAF members and their families, whether on base or not?