Okay. I just wanted to clarify that.
There really is a problem insofar as over a period of several years now, funds have been cut here and there, drying up a little bit, and the problems have been escalating. We have therefore been trying to do more with less for a number of years now. Even though the general impression is that millions and billions of dollars are being spent, it's not necessarily the case.
The pandemic hasn't helped improve the situation, but for many years now, we in the world of education are being expected to do more with less. This exhausts and undermines our resources, because children have an increasing number of specific needs that need to be dealt with.
We need resources that are up-to-date, and I don't mean only technology. If we want minority community education to continue, then as I mentioned earlier, we need to give due regard to the importance of identity-building, and to the specific context and very special mission of French-language education, which goes well beyond subject matter and teaching methodology.
I would also mention cultural aspects and family engagement. The vitality of our communities in many Ontario communities depends largely on schools. This requires special resources which, as I mentioned earlier, sometimes cost more in isolated communities like Timmins, Hearst, some of the smaller communities in Eastern Ontario, or in the southern part of the province. This has to be taken into account, and flexibility is required.