At the rate Canada assimilates francophones in its anglophone provinces, it isn't surprising there's a shortage of French teachers. Unfortunately, there are also a lot of francophones in Quebec, although relatively fewer than elsewhere, whose main language has become English as a result of circumstances. Our mother tongue is being lost over time. We're experiencing the phenomena of assimilation that are occurring outside Quebec.
Now you want to take action on this. Good. Bravo! The woman who spoke earlier discussed immigration. If the British Columbian government wants francophone teachers and can't find any within its borders, it should recruit internationally. That would meet the objective of Mr. Parent, who wants an increase in francophone immigration. The money's there, and we're able to recruit them. Surely there are people incountries like Gabon, Morocco, Switzerland, Belgium and France who would be happy to teach French around the world under some arrangement. When I say "around the world", I of course include British Columbia, Mr. Vis.