Second, the CSF requests that the committee recommend that the act be amended to provide a clear framework for federal funding of minority language elementary and secondary education, as well as early childhood.
As you know, the state of infrastructure in our communities has a pronounced impact on students' pride and sense of belonging. This undermines communities' ability to attract and retain CSF's students and has a negative impact on its ability to reverse the effects of assimilation.
Having read the submissions of our colleagues from Saskatchewan, the CSF unreservedly supports their federal funding proposals.