Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you very much to the witnesses and for the presentation we heard today.
I have a question regarding education in the languages. What education factors do you believe must be considered in promoting optimal second language learning? In this case, we are in a minority situation in Quebec. What are the tools you can use to implement the second language?
This is very important for me. I come from a thousand-year background between Hungary and Romania. We never lost our culture. I'm Hungarian by background. I studied the majority language and so on. For me, it's very important that we in Canada speak both official languages and that we promote that skill in a very positive way. It should not be seen as a hindrance, as an obstacle. It should be seen as a great advantage, an economic advantage, a social advantage, which gives access to culture.
In this scenario, then, I'm asking you how you can improve it, and how we can help as the federal government. By the Constitution, our hands are a little bit tied in terms of education, but we are here to do the best we can to have these two great languages, great skills, in our country.