Thank you, Ms. Saikaley.
Ms. Lapointe, thank you for the question.
Together with the Quebec Community Groups Network, or QCGN, we have started looking into these matters in detail in Quebec. We are seeing how Quebec differs from the other provinces that have a francophone minority population. You already saw this in the report that Mr. Fraser tabled last November. In francophone communities outside Quebec, early childhood is important to a young child's francophone identity. It is a way to connect young children to the francophone community, in the hope that they will continue to be educated in the French-language system, deepen their knowledge of French, and acquire a francophone identity.
As to the situation in Quebec, the dynamics are completely different. Identity issues are neither fundamental nor a priority. In the education sector, the situation is different in Quebec.
We have started to understand, however, that there is a link between language and health and well-being in the case of young anglophone children in Quebec. In smaller anglophone communities—I am not referring to Montreal—there is socio-economic pressure. The discussion of early childhood must reflect that context.
That is the work we have begun. We have not determined exactly when we will publish a study or a report. That remains to be determined, but we will definitely finish in the next 12 to 18 months. I expect we will come back here to talk about our findings and recommendations.