Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Ms. Audet and Mr. Desgagné, you’ve been working tirelessly for many years, and I’d like to thank you for that. I want to congratulate you on your work in adult literacy and recognition of prior learning. It’s very important work.
Indeed, there have been repercussions over the last 40 to 50 years. It’s clear that the assimilation of francophones outside Quebec is largely due to the fact that the federal and provincial governments didn’t necessarily fund RESDAC and its organizations. The onus was on the provinces, and we know that they don’t do much about it. So people rely on English-speaking organizations and translated documents. That doesn’t work.
First of all, I’d like to understand the breakdown of funding for the national network. In what proportion do the ten provinces and three territories fund services for francophones nationwide, compared to the portion paid by the federal government? Do you know?