Thank you, Mr. Racine. I completely understand.
However, there were signs. Last February, it was clear that Laurentian University was heading straight into a wall.
I fully understand that education is in provincial jurisdiction. However, I also fully understand that championing the official languages is in federal jurisdiction. Today, the Minister decides to give out $5 million. She is also very often critical of provincial and territorial governments.
As administrators, could you not have shown some leadership by making the first move? Your first mission is to protect and promote the official languages. So I am wondering why no specific action was taken and why no pressure was exerted before today.
I understand that provincial governments have other concerns and their own business to attend to. But the federal government has just one responsibility, that of promoting the official languages. So why did the federal government show no leadership?