I have two points to raise on that subject.
One of the ways to contribute to this is teacher training, for example. I know that this is an area of provincial jurisdiction, but it definitely helps when you subsidize organizations such as mine. For example, every year our organization organizes an immersion conference where 600 teachers from across Canada come and take professional development training. In their school boards, teacher training days are rarely granted for French and immersion techniques. They engage in professional development when they come to us and our partners in the Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers. The money you give us is used for those teachers.
My second point is that French-language learning does not occur solely in classrooms, but also in the community. One of the possible actions is to build a bridge between francophones and francophiles. Immersion programs will be better off only if they are supported by strong francophone communities that welcome these types of programs. We have an open francophone community. Consider this example: if my son marries your daughter who is in immersion, my grandchildren may attend a French-language school, and French will continue to flourish in Canada.
I believe that people in immersion must also be offered genuine experiences. Speaking French only in the classroom is not enough since one student merely speaks to another who has the same accent as he or she. We must promote exchanges, but also programs in which open communities can offer immersion students authentic experiences.