Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to thank the witnesses for being here this morning. This is very interesting for us. It is very important to take advantage of this celebration to promote bilingualism.
Mr. Corbeil mentioned an interesting statistic about young francophones outside Quebec—primary or secondary school students—who are exposed to French. It seems that the number is dropping. I don't know if you have any statistics on preschool-aged children. I suppose the trend is the same. If you do have that information, could you let me know?
What initiatives could we take to expose young people to the second official language in the context of the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of Confederation? What I mean is, if you are an anglophone, you need to be exposed to French, and if you are a francophone, you need to be exposed to English. I am thinking about the areas of sports, education and history. Perhaps there might be a way to have history programs.
Mr. Corbeil, could you tell me if you have collected statistics for preschool-aged children? After your answer, I'll let the other witnesses respond.