For example, the official languages in education program—the OLEP has changed its name, but it is still called that—is negotiated with the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada, the CMEC. The people at that table are the ministers of education, not the ministers of post-secondary education. Often, our members are worried that the voice of the post-secondary sector is not being heard around the table when negotiations take place.
In some provinces, it may be the same minister, but in several provinces there are ministers who have these different portfolios. That is why we think a separate table bringing together the ministers of post-secondary education would mean the right actors were around the table to negotiate the parts of the agreements that relate to post-secondary education.