Financially speaking, we know that we will never receive any money, but in terms of recognizing the language, for the benefit of Francophones in hospital or elderly Francophones in a seniors' home, I would like the staff of these institutions to be embarrassed to have to say that they do not provide services in French. We should not be embarrassed about asking for it. Do you understand? It's left to the good will of staff on site.
And, I should say that I have lost my temper with some at times. About three or four weeks before that person died, she only spoke French. As far as the staff was concerned, she was senile, because they didn't understand her. At her funeral, her daughter told me in English that they are also coping with the problem of not having passed on the language to their children, for all kinds of reasons. Sometimes the children feel as though they are being judged, because they don't speak French, even though their mother died speaking French. They are also embarrassed to ask for services in French. The daughter of that woman told me that she was sorry that she had not been made aware of the fact that, for many weeks prior to her death, her mother spoke to her children in French, even if they did not understand her. No one reacted. There were approximately 150 employees working in that institution, and yet no one thought to call someone.