I think all schools should be on the same footing.
It’s interesting, because I’ve lived my entire life in Alberta, and my parents both live in Manitoba. So I find this compelling.
I have children in high school and one in university. I see them choosing programs in English-language schools because they are better funded, given that the anglophone majority attends them.
If we don’t have the funding needed to offer a basic education in French that is at least the equivalent of what anglophones get in their language, we can’t compete with English-language schools. That’s why it’s important to subsidize different programs and services in French: to ensure our young people stay in francophone schools, rather than going to anglophone schools.
Maybe that would help Mr. Gooch recruit francophone workers into his organization. The more francophones graduate, the more workers there will be that speak both official languages in Canada.