Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thanks to the witnesses for being here. I definitely think their remarks will add to our study.
My initial questions are for Mr. Cloutier and Ms. Morand. Then I'll ask Ms. Yetman some questions about teaching.
You discussed the agreement… Some representatives of other school boards told us that there were a lot of funding challenges as well as negotiations and consultations with the provinces and school boards. You offered us six recommendations. However, as I understand it, we won't be able to resolve anything if we don't correct the way funding is currently distributed.
You discussed section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in your recommendations. You also said that the federal government had given you funding so that you could try to work with the provinces, but that hasn't worked over the past five years.
All parliamentarians and political parties consider it important to resolve this issue. I have been a school board member, and I know how important this issue is. I've also been elected. It isn't just a small group of school board members speaking. This is important.
What can the federal government or the courts do to guarantee some consistency in the way the provinces directly fund their school boards?