I would not speak about discrimination as such, but we are concerned that the program as it stands may not take this large pool of francophones into account, especially because of the recognition of degrees issue. That is why we made the following recommendation:
Conduct a comparative study of foreign training standards in the francophone and anglophone systems, which would look at the qualification chances that francophones now have under the current policy.
We have worded it that way because it is not official. It is subject to verification.
We learned that people of African origin had trouble having their diplomas recognized, and especially that the private organization that analyzes the equivalency of diplomas and would allow these people to get into the pool would consider excluding certain institutions. The word “francophone” is not used as such, but we are concerned that francophones would be a part of this group, especially those from Africa.