Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Before me I have the Action Plan for Official Languages—2018-2023: Investing in Our Future, which includes an investment of $174.3 million in training for health professionals. That is a lot of money and that is good, but it is still not enough to make up for the delay linked to indexation. We added $22.5 million. By that, I mean that a lot of money is invested in access to health care, but because of a problem like that, we shoot ourselves in the foot and, unfortunately, we back off.
As federal MPs, we absolutely must do something to support you. I'm not sure what yet, but we absolutely must intervene, because that is unacceptable. The area of health is extremely important and is one of the pillars of our society.
I know that the anglophones are satisfied with their exam; that's not a problem. However, it is a problem for the francophone minority, and it is the federal government's responsibility to look after official language minority communities.
I understand that an exam is being developed and that there will be tests soon. Can the federal government provide you with financial assistance? Can it support you by providing human resources? We need to do something to show the colleges and associations that we are serious. The government must support the communities and tell them that a very good Canadian exam will be developed. Then, the colleges and associations will be able to choose the exam they wish to administer in French.