I'd like to comment on Mr. Généreux's point. I simply cannot let the opportunity pass without saying something. He mentioned doing a study on the shortage of spots in schools offering immersion programs.
I was the superintendent of Nova Scotia's only Acadian and francophone school board for 11 years, as well as the national president of all French-language school boards outside Quebec. And I can certainly confirm that many francophone schools all around the country lack enough spots.
If we were to undertake such a study, we could examine French both as a first language and as a second language in immersion programs, hand in hand. Nova Scotia has a major shortage in that regard. Over the last 10 years, the student population in our school board rose by 22%. In the same region, the student population in all seven English-language school boards combined dropped by 15%. That's a difference of 37%. There is no question about the lack of spots in these schools in Acadian and francophone regions all over the country.
Thank you.