If I'm not mistaken, you just completed a study on the economic development of official language minority communities. We hear a great deal about the shortage of bilingual workers. Yet in the greater Toronto area, 7,000 people have been denied access to education in French as a second language. These 7,000 people could be working in French and contributing to both the francophonie and the delivery of French‑language services. They could teach French. Over 10 years, these 7,000 people have been denied the chance to promote and enrich the francophonie on a cultural, linguistic and economic level. That's a huge loss. If we want to invest in Canada's francophonie, we must also invest in education in French as a second language.
On November 19th, 2024. See this statement in context.