If I may, I would like to add a comment. Recently, we have noticed that many people are applying for jobs and indicating that they are graduates of immersion programs. Unfortunately, they are unable to pass the tests that we give them. I believe that we need to look very closely at what Canadians schools are doing to train bilingual graduates. We have had problems mostly in Toronto and in Western Canada, where people went to immersion schools. If they are given an exam, they do not pass. The issue is discussed internally. How are we going to encourage young people to learn both official languages? This is a real problem, not only now, but for the future.
On November 21st, 2006. See this statement in context.