Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'm very pleased to welcome you, madam and sir.
The founding of the Université de l'Ontario français is a beautiful project.
We've just experienced the return of university education to the riding of Saint-Jean, at the Royal Military College Saint-Jean.
Linguistic duality is part of our identity in Canada. When people attack it, and that's what's happened to the Université de l'Ontario français, they attack our Canadian identity.
According to Statistics Canada, there are 622,000 francophones in Ontario. Less than 50% of people who have studied in French at the secondary level continue their education in French. If we want to ensure the survival of the French fact in Ontario, as well as in Quebec, we must act. As I've always said, the development of the French fact outside Quebec guarantees our survival and vice versa. If the francophonie has a strong home base, that will help you survive.
I have two questions for you. You'll have all the time you want to answer them.
As I just mentioned, there are 622,000 francophones in Ontario. How many of that number could the Université de l'Ontario français in Toronto attract?
What are the five conditions that must be met for the university to open its doors in 2020? You mentioned them earlier. Would you please provide us with more details?