I'd like to add that our schools, as I've mentioned many times, are part of our communities. As our numbers decrease, we've been forced over the past 15 years to close schools, and this is damaging to the community. Closing a school is always a last choice, but I know that between our two boards we've probably closed 15 or 16 schools in Montreal, and this damages our communities.
I'm not really worried about the English eligible students who are going to the French schools. Their parents have the choice, and I honour that choice, I respect that choice. I will say to you, there are many reasons they do that—David talked about one. Maybe it's because the school is a block away, and they want to go to a close school. Whatever their choices are, whatever their reasons are, I can assure you that francophones feel the same and would love to be able to send their children to English schools.
By having the population, we are able to maintain the programs of excellence we've been offering. If our critical mass decreases, it becomes harder.