Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Commissioner Théberge, I would like to return to the issue of French second language learning, which continues to be a major challenge. I have already pointed out that, in my personal case, I had to wait more than a year to enrol my four-year-old twins in a French-language daycare centre and that the centre is understaffed, particularly because of COVID‑19. Despite their best efforts, including efforts to have candidates subsidized by IRCC, they have not been able to hire the necessary staff to fill the positions.
It's not a question of available places. We have a nice daycare centre here. It's a staff shortage issue. Despite recruitment campaigns across Canada, they can't find people and they haven't received any help in getting candidates subsidized through IRCC.
There is a lack of staff not only in Quebec's French-language daycares and schools, but also in French immersion schools. Could you talk about the lack of support, not only in terms of funds, but also in terms of personnel related to immigration?
How does the lack of support affect language learning? In a country like Canada, what are we depriving ourselves of by not passing on to a generation bilingualism, support for the Francophonie and learning French?