I would just like to come back to our experience in Saskatchewan. What you described is something that many parents have also told us. A major promotional effort is needed there to bring home to people that there is value in pursuing one's studies in French. In Ontario, the results of math and literacy tests are released every year for both primary and secondary schools in French and in English. Since promotional campaigns have been underway, we have noted an increase in the number of students registering in French schools, because it has become clear that students are just as successful in French as they are in English. So, promoting and valuing studies in French is an important part of this. There are just as many opportunities to get a job afterwards, because it is well known that in minority communities, young people are bilingual.
On April 2nd, 2009. See this statement in context.