Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I also thank our witnesses for being with us today.
My first question is about funds.
Let's talk about funding, because I've heard comments about how it doesn't work today. When the federal government gives funding, the province has to match it, but they've already given their money, so if they don't double up, then you really are short by 50%. Also, the federal government hates to fund anything that's an ongoing program. They always want it to be a project, and a lot of times they restrict capital spending or maintenance spending.
I wonder, building on what Mr. Lepage said, if it would be possible to maybe have the federal government transfer the money directly to the province with some kind of constraint for the improvement of French in the province, but with greater flexibility to spend it on capital maintenance programs and ongoing projects.
I will start with Ms. Brouillette.