Language training is vital. However, we also need to consider the capacities of the various branches of the military, meaning the army, navy and air force.
In terms of the army, in Quebec, it's much easier for francophone Quebeckers to serve in 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group, as I said earlier, unless they're deployed to other locations for different duties.
However, the navy, for example, is a different story. I'll give you the example of my son, who is in the naval reserve. He joined when he was 17 years old. He had to go to Esquimalt or Halifax, where everything was in English only. He didn't have a choice. He told me that, if he didn't understand the slightest bit of English, he couldn't be there.
Is it still normal, in 2026, for young reservists such as my son—I don't know about the regular force—to deploy somewhere without having the opportunity to speak in French?