The first consequence that we see at home is an exodus of francophone brains. If francophones can't get what they need at the Campus Saint-Jean or the University of Alberta, they'll go to Quebec or elsewhere for their studies, or they'll switch over to English, and then we'll lose people who are very important for our communities.
We saw what happened at Laurentian University in northern Ontario. Students lost their programs and the opportunity to conduct research. It was a disaster for them, one that led them to ponder profound identity issues about the legitimacy of their language and how they viewed their lives. It was all called into question because their programs were terminated, which sent the message that it wasn't important. In many instances, those people will up stakes and leave their home and language, and we'll lose them.
We've lost colleagues and students since the crisis at Campus Saint-Jean. It has been catastrophic for a community that needs local talent to continue projecting itself into the future.