So that was 27 years ago.
Coming back to Mr. Roy's brief, I'd like to discuss the federal government's responsibility to collect the data. Earlier, we were discussing the possibility of the provinces assuming the responsibility. In 1990, the responsibility was entrusted to the provinces, but it took a long time.
In Nova Scotia, for example, the community had to go to court for the right to open a few schools. Even though the right existed, the responsibility had not been assumed. It is true that, because of the Doucet-Boudreau decision, six months later, the government had to explain what it had done. To my mind, it is first and foremost the federal government who, under the charter—its charter—must see to it that the necessary data are available to the communities and provinces.