Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I thank all the witnesses for their testimony, which is fascinating.
Last week, one of our witnesses spoke to the importance of the territoriality principle in protecting a language.
Mr. Lepage, earlier you said that the number of towns in Saskatchewan had gone from 80 to around 12. My family is from northern Alberta, which also has many towns, farms and large families. These days, families are not as big because fewer people are needed in the farming community than before.
More students want to learn French and continue to live in a francophone setting, but that's more in urban areas.
You've already mentioned this, but could you elaborate on the importance of protecting the language in educational institutions? I am not talking about churches and small committees, but educational institutions at various levels.