If the only criterion used in calculating the distribution of resources is based on the size of the population, the analysis will really be rather rudimentary. I think we must take into account the adequacy of the community's institutions. What we need is a type of equalization formula.
If there are services in French in Ontario and New Brunswick—and New Brunswick is after all a bilingual province—the issues are nevertheless very different. In Saskatchewan, we have no government services, no health care services and no communication services in French. Anglophones in Ontario can get traffic reports on the CBC, but they can also get the same information other ways. In Saskatchewan, however, Radio-Canada is the only means of communication we have. It would be like Quebec without TV5. There would no doubt be problems as regards identity. I will not get into this whole issue.
The Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada is in the process of looking at the issue of a formula. We want to find a way of meeting the development needs of each community to ensure that they can all develop properly.