I think an elected representative has a responsibility for official languages. To shoulder that responsibility he or she must address the vitality and development of the communities, and that depends on funding.
We talked about genuine equality. I see three little figures standing behind a fence. They are of three different sizes, each six inches shorter than the figure to its left. Only one can look over the fence and see the baseball game being played on the other side. Genuine equality means providing stools of different sizes so everybody can watch the game.