We don't know why it was done, because our community was not consulted. That was one of our greatest frustrations when the cuts were announced. We were never consulted to determine whether the fat was being cut or whether the program was useful to francophones. As I mentioned earlier, parents federations receive a great deal of assistance under the program. I would find it hard to believe that it would be possible for one or two parents, or francophone organizations, to be able to do battle in the Supreme Court to have a school in their community. Asking for that would be almost foolish.
On November 7th, 2006. See this statement in context.