I would like to continue on the subject raised by Ms. Devaney.
When we, in Alberta, obtained the right to manage the school boards in 1994, we had between 940 and 950 students. Today, we have approximately 2,300 students; that is an increase of more than 100%.
During the last five years, we have received additional funding which has allowed us to establish a management system. However, it must be noted that management alone is not enough to retain our students. We need to provide our francophone students the equivalent of what is offered in the local anglophone school.
If equivalency does not exist, making the choice between French language and English language education becomes moot. Students will prefer enrol in the other system, where there are more and better programs.
That leads us to our current challenge. We need the same level of funding that we received in the beginning—which has since been considerably reduced—so that we can provide all of our students the equivalent of what all other students in the province are receiving.