Yes, we share exactly the same position. It clearly isn't very prestigious to conduct research on the francophone minority communities. People view research in terms of basic research, but these are much more innovative things than people think. However, it is clear to the Société Santé en français that conclusive data are required in order to exercise a certain influence. As we don't have conclusive data, we're forced to go into the field to try to identify needs in a hit or miss manner. However, there's nothing like having conclusive data on the minority francophone community if we want to establish truly relevant strategies.
We're currently conducting a population study. We've received the funding to do the study, which will provide us with data that we have never previously had and a better picture of the minority francophone communities and their needs in order to guide our strategic plan more precisely. It involves a sample of 10,000 persons across Canada. That isn't enormous, but it's the best we can do for the moment.
That's why it's very disappointing not to have the necessary tools to pursue this research. We think this should be an integral part of the government's recommendations to ensure that these figures are compiled regularly so that we can study them and base our actions on them.