Thank you, Mr. Chair.
The Commission nationale des parents francophones did a study entitled “Où sont passés les milliards $?” several years ago. In that study, we found that a very significant portion of the funding for minority language education went to Quebec anglophones. I think it was 47.7%. Only about 29% went to francophones outside Quebec. We also noted that at the time, there were more francophones outside Quebec than anglophones in Quebec. Not only did anglophones start out with a school system that was already completely set up, but this school system was also overfunded compared to the francophone system. We were surprised at how the funding was distributed. It was also found that in terms of education in their mother tongue, francophones had to be satisfied with the immersion or core French programs offered to the anglophone majority, where they were quickly assimilated. That's how things were at the time.
Is there a more recent study on the same issue? Do you think things are very different now? I think the funding is more proportionate now in the case of anglophones in Quebec, who don't have the same needs at all, in my opinion. What has changed for francophones outside Quebec since then?