Thank you for the question. That's a big question.
Education falls within provincial and territorial jurisdiction. That complicates things. In some regions, there are still waiting lists for immersion programs. At midnight, parents go to school and line up to secure a spot for their children.
Canada often presents itself, nationally and internationally, as a bilingual country where people can live fully in French just about everywhere, but there are still challenges related to access and waiting lists. Some kids have access to a school, but others don't. Parents have to make tough decisions. It's sad that we're still at this point.
As far as the regulations are concerned, I would agree with Ms. Chouinard. I don't think the government can put specific targets in the regulations. However, the regulations should require organizations to set linguistic duality and bilingualism objectives.
For example, if a department's objective is for 25% of Canadians outside Quebec to be bilingual, it must implement positive measures to achieve that objective, such as making changes to education. It must also consider a whole-of-government approach to increasing the number of bilingual Canadians.