First, as you mentioned, we're supposed to reach the 4.4% target by 2023, but obviously we're not going to get there. This means that over 75,000 francophone immigrants who we could have welcomed to Canada, outside of Quebec, will not be coming. The demographic impact will be felt for a generation, if not longer.
The government really needs to have a policy for francophone immigrants outside Quebec. I would even say that Part VII of the act should include a specific obligation for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, to set a much more ambitious target in order to maintain a balance between the two communities. The balance is being thrown more and more off-kilter as the years go by, which has an impact on the quality of services, education and so on.
Therefore, I feel that specific obligations to create a francophone minority immigration program should be included in Part VII. It may be one of the only ways we can ensure accountability.