After hearing the government's position, which is based on economic factors, the Assemblée de la francophonie de l'Ontario tried to fight this position. We wanted to see exactly what that meant. Based on possible funding from the federal government, we concluded that the bill for the new university was no longer $80 million, but rather $40 million. However, $40 million over eight years represents $5 million per year. So we were able to put the issue into context and prove that this $5 million is a very small amount of money in the college and training budget. Our objective was to ask the government if what it plans to do to save only $5 million a year for eight years is really worth it, instead of funding the establishment, in an environment that needs it, of a university that will have an economic impact. Because we must remember that the arrival of a university or college somewhere always brings economic benefits.
On December 4th, 2018. See this statement in context.