Thank you, Mr. Watters.
Thank you too, Mr. Godin.
Earlier we talked about the Court Challenges Program. As you probably know, without that program, the Conseil scolaire francophone de Colombie-Britannique wouldn't exist. It's what enabled us to come into existence. The process was a long one. Ms. Friolet, the federation's executive director is one of those who, with myself and other parents, led the struggle. It was mainly Francophone mothers whose husbands were Anglophone. The goal was to gain access to schools that we would control.
We didn't want a Francophone program offered by the Vancouver School Board, but rather a program in French offered by a Francophone school board in British Columbia. Had it not been for the Court Challenges Program, we wouldn't have obtained it. We wouldn't have had the successes of the past 10 years; we wouldn't have been able to innovate as we've done and thus to attract as many students. So keep in mind the essential gist of my message: the Court Challenges Program must be restored.
Thank you.