We're told it isn't possible. I myself had trouble finding bilingual people to work with me because I always encourage bilingualism. We have extraordinary francophones in Manitoba, but they also have trouble finding qualified people to fill bilingual positions. That's really a fact that's missing from your document. I would have liked the conclusion to include the testimony of those hundreds of witnesses. Francophones from across Canada testified here to explain our shortage in that area.
I've done things in the provinces and territories. You mentioned the provinces and territories. I visited the school board in my province, in my riding, to push it as well because, as we have seen, we don't have enough bilingual teachers, qualified bilingual people. I took measures to push it even though that was not an area under my jurisdiction. I would like to know what the FCFA has done at the provincial and territorial levels to push that as well because the entire committee acknowledges that more has to be done at the primary and secondary levels.
Have you prepared a document to encourage them? Have you had any meetings with the Council of Ministers of Education Canada? I'd like to know what you've done with the other levels of government.
Thank you.