Thank you for giving me the floor, Mr. Chair.
I would like to thank the three witnesses. I may not have time to address each of them, because I only have four minutes.
Mrs. Cardinal, I find your comments to my colleague Mr. Boulerice very interesting. I listened carefully to your presentation. Throughout the study that we have conducted on this topic, I have been making observations. I don't want to get into the political dimension, but today I have come to the unfortunate conclusion that the federal government and the provincial governments across the country do not have the motivation, commitment and will to promote linguistic communities and give them the tools to improve access to services and to increase their visibility. I am talking about French in particular. I am from Quebec, but this is a major problem in the rest of Canada.
In their testimonies, witnesses have confirmed that students want to study in French. The clients are there, but the services are not. They are not given access to a variety of programs, which is unfortunate. I would like to hear what you have to say. You spoke earlier about target audiences. I think we're getting ahead of ourselves. As you said, the first part of a supportive policy is to establish a basis and a vision.
Do us a favour and explain how we can ensure that the priority for elected officials, both at the provincial and federal levels, is to promote and support both official languages in Canada.