Actually, the first statistics revealed didn't include that. The statistics including what we call rights holders are supposed to be released in November. The census was expanded to allow families to report that they have two mother tongues, which is fantastic. However, I haven't received those figures yet.
From the last data we received in August and September, we can see that the number of students wishing to enrol in French-language instruction programs rose substantially. That was noted by Mr. Parent, who was on the first witness panel. The problem is that, here in Manitoba, even if you want to enrol in an immersion program—I know I'm talking to the competition here, but I'll be brave—no school outside Winnipeg offers one. So we're depriving ourselves of part of the population, which will never be able to speak French because we don't even give them the opportunity to attend those schools.
The new census and the proposed amendments to section 23 of the Charter will help us expand that pool. It must be understood that we still have to fight with the departments to substantiate our needs. Anglophones in Transcona need only tell me that the population has grown and they want a new school, and it will be accepted. If I say that the francophone population of Trendscona has grown, I'll be asked how many more families that represents. However, I don't have the data I need to put up a fight before the department. So those figures will be essential.