Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I do not want to dwell on figures. Mr. Lemieux said that money was not the only important thing, that concrete action also mattered. The government boasted that it injected an additional $50 million into the action plan, but it certainly did not boast about cutting $50 million from the regular plan. The two things cancel each other out, and there still is a shortfall of $132 million.
Let's talk about the battles which were won thanks to the Court Challenges Program. Francophones on Prince Edward Island and in New Brunswick won the right to have French schools. That's why some young people were able to learn French and reconnect with their mother tongue.
Mr. Chong himself said that education is important. At every meeting, he wants to talk about education. But the fact remains that the regular plan is $132 million short. That's a lot of money, and it affects bilingualism and minorities in Canada.