So that has to be done right from the outset. It has an accumulative effect. That happens in early childhood, at the postsecondary level and subsequently in programs for adults.
We see what is happening with the budget cuts. We are afraid that some departments are not concerned about official language training. We are afraid the impact may harm the francophone minority community.
I must admit I didn't attend Glendon College because it didn't have a IT program in 1998-1999, but that campus is one of the most beautiful in the country. My best friend works there and he's lucky to be able to work in French. That gives him an opportunity to preserve his language.
We've already discussed this northern study which was started during the last Parliament. The government has already spent $100,000 on the study. We went to Whitehorse and Yellowknife and we still have to go to Nunavut, where part of the population is francophone. In fact, four languages are spoken there.
My question is for each of you. Do you believe it would be useful for the committee to complete that report and for it to be tabled in Parliament so that it can be made public?