We want to suggest that students, particularly those between the ages of 9 and 11, be offered the opportunity to explore and use French, at an age when they are beginning to think about their learning. For example, ideally speaking, if every 5th Grade student in Canada could come to Ottawa, see Parliament and hear people speaking in both official languages in the same city, it would be an extraordinary trip that would allow them to discover a community where people speak both languages.
On November 9th, 2006. See this statement in context.