Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I thank the witnesses for being here with us today.
I have only recently become familiar with this whole issue of the census and the related problems. I have only heard about it since I began sitting on the official languages committee. This file is very important because as you said so well, the consequences of not having counted all of the rights holders are serious. In one case that was heard in British Columbia, we were told that we have a right to equal education, of equal quality.
Unfortunately, the facilities for francophones are sometimes dilapidated, and poorly equipped. On the other hand, the facilities for anglophones are on the cutting edge of technology. That said, it is difficult for the rights holders to be attracted by the French-language schools and obtain equal services.
Could you elaborate and tell us why it is so important to provide a good definition of the rights holders? We have to give minority francophone communities equal services if we are to ensure their vitality.