In fact, the observations on this page come from the community itself. They are from the polls conducted on the members in 2001. It is based on these observations that the programs were implemented and that funding was provided. I think we should really refer to the 2001 report produced by the community itself to know where the information comes from.
With regards to access to health care within the Anglophone population, I can provide you with a recent example. The Heritage College in the Outaouais trains nurses who can practice their profession in English. Yet, about 80 per cent of the nurses leave the Outaouais and go to Ontario or elsewhere in the country to practice. One reason they leave is because they don’t feel adequately equipped to offer services in both official languages. So, as part of the program instituted in collaboration with McGill University, these students will receive training in their second language adapted to the health environment in French. As such, they will be in a better position to serve the Anglophone population. This measure is designed to retain professionals in Quebec.
McGill University also has language training projects aimed at Francophone professionals, which will help them acquire a certain level of English medical vocabulary in highly specific fields. For example, when someone is suffering or is in pain, they would know the appropriate vocabulary to correctly interpret the person’s reactions. This is funding allocated to the benefit of the Anglophone population.