Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you for being here this morning, Ms. Bégin and Mr. Caron‑Malenfant. Your participation matters. You play a major role in counting the number of rights holder students.
From 1982 to 2021, the census significantly underestimated the number of children eligible for French‑language schools outside Quebec and failed to count any children eligible for English‑language schools in Quebec. In Ontario, 41% of children of rights holders didn't have access to French‑language schools.
Do you think that these under‑estimates have had a negative impact on francophone minority communities in Canada?