We do indeed need targets to restore it. At the moment, and it's been like that ever since we set a target, our demographic weight has been declining. One hundred years ago in Ontario, 10% of the population was francophone. Today it is below 5% and is continuing to decline.
Something more drastic is required. We can't continue to have an annual 2% or 2.1% francophone immigration rate in Ontario. At this pace, our demographic weight will continue to drop and put our services at risk, because we'll be told that we no longer have the critical mass needed to justify providing these services. If the francophone community is to survive, these targets must not only be met, but even be exceeded, to make up for the losses of the past 10 years.