My interpretation of Mr. Corbeil's remarks is the following. When young people complete their studies, they consider themselves to be bilingual in 18% of the cases. However, when they are asked the same question around the age of 23 or 24, they no longer consider themselves to be bilingual. So there is a discrepancy. That is why we feel it is important for young people to be able to continue studying and practising French at the post-secondary level.
We all have our own idea of what being bilingual means. We have asked young people whether they were bilingual, and were told they did not know. If we gave them a proficiency test, we would realize that they were bilingual. They are functionally bilingual, but they sometimes feel that they have lost their knowledge.