I mention that because the organizations that work with official language minority communities often say that we are far from meeting our goals in terms of percentage, funding and consultation.
During your speech, you did not mention the act. I would like to remind you that this is not just a tradition in our country. It is also a legal issue. You have responsibilities under the act. Every week should be Francophone Immigration Week.
Mr. Fraser, the Commissioner of Official Languages, and Mr. Boileau, the Ontario French Languages Services Commissioner, the watchdog in this regard, made an initial recommendation in their November 2014 report and that is to:
rely principally on Francophone organizations as providers of services and support to French-speaking newcomers in the context of any calls for proposals.
According to the witnesses who appeared before this committee, these organizations are underfunded. Do you have anything to say to them about that? Will funding increase in the coming years?