Thank you for the question.
I'll be brief.
I would say that Canada doesn't have to lag behind other countries. Every country whose national language is not English is looking for ways of keeping research alive in their national language. As our colleagues in the previous group of witnesses were saying, when research is carried out in English with a view to universality, the specific contexts covered by research in the national language are lost.
Other countries are looking for approaches. Canada needs to find one too. It needs to demonstrate leadership, including in the international Francophonie, in which it is a major player. It must confirm and reaffirm that French is an international language, a scientific language, and a language that can also be used in scientific diplomacy.