Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Commissioner, earlier, you clearly indicated that the reason why unilingual francophones find it difficult to have an interesting career in the Canadian Forces is not because the opportunities are not there, but rather because they have no way of getting adequate training in French.
For example, in order to command a ship, you need a certain amount of training and practical experience on the deck. To my knowledge, there is only one place in Canada that provides such training: in western Canada, on the HMCS Regina, a unilingual anglophone ship. Consequently, it is difficult for a unilingual francophone to become a navy commander or deputy commander.
A lot of money is being invested in the Canadian Forces right now. In this regard, you said earlier that it would be important to focus more on French training and to invest more money in this.
In your opinion, should we consider reopening the Saint-Jean Royal Military College and the use of other ships and other facilities in eastern Canada and in francophone units?