Yes, you are responsible for official languages.
That is why it's important to us that the federal government assume its role as a leader. I was disappointed to hear you say that the $5 million was conditional. It seems some squabbling is going on, when all we care about is the money going to the communities.
I wish you would have said that the $5 million did not come with conditions and was ready to be handed over to the communities because they needed it. The situations you talked about are dire. One of your colleagues has to deal with the reality day in and day out. That is why I wish you would have said that you were giving the $5 million, that you were counting on the provincial government to lend its support, and that you were showing leadership by not attaching any strings to the funding, which by the way seems to have been voted. The government recently announced funding in the amount of $121 million.
Is it true that funding for the official languages in education program has not increased since 2009?