I'd just like to say that the cultural and language issue is an important one. Early childhood is a priority issue because every generation loses people to assimilation. If we have to invest in one sector of the education continuum in the north, it would have to be early childhood, which is an increasingly important issue for us. We'd like to see the same sort of leadership from the federal government as we saw with the Centre scolaire secondaire communautaire Paul‑Émile‑Mercier. That requires a type of funding that acknowledges the costs associated with early childhood education in the rural north.
On December 5th, 2024. See this statement in context.