Because we have three networks rather than a provincial structure in Ontario, we think that there should be a representative organization for the francophonie, an entity or provincial structure that can plan and coordinate, so that there is still a provincial strategy. That was one of the commissioners' recommendations.
We think that our organization could play that role. The government could also choose a different organization. At any rate, the lack of provincial coordination has created some holes. Although the three regions are managing fine, the lack of provincial coordination will cause harm to the community in the long term, I think.
We see that, because of the scope of immigration, Ontario has experienced a significant demographic change. The central and southwestern region, which, among the three regions was the third largest in terms of population, will, in the next few years, become the region with the most francophones in Ontario.
That places a lot of pressure on community groups. There has not always been community infrastructure but we can see now that groups are trying to organize themselves. The funding to support them is not necessarily available. The province contributes through schools, but there are other services that go hand in hand with that. So we are talking about better federal-provincial coordination because the massive influx of people creates health care and social services needs. Although we are talking about provincial jurisdictions, support is needed, especially for French-language services, to be able to set up the services.