I can begin.
I made some recommendations in my presentation. I suggested that the provinces join forces in a way. A great deal of funding comes from the federal government, but not as much support comes from the provinces. For example, Saskatchewan is much more open today than it was in the past. However, that has not resulted in funding for development assistance, not to mention that the value-added of bilingualism is not used either.
Furthermore, when the provinces receive cash transfers, we must ensure that francophone communities are involved in the process, that they are part of it and that follow-up is done to support development of the communities. Transfers have been made in education and other fields.
Some economic initiatives have previously been introduced jointly by the federal and provincial governments, and it was very difficult to obtain funding. The money was allocated to anglophones. When we submitted projects based on the needs of our communities, they did not meet funding criteria.
So that is an area where the federal government could support us.