Yes they are. As I said in this House, there are graduates from Kingston who took all their courses in French and also wrote their exams in French. The hon. member once again showed his ignorance earlier when he said that English-speaking cadets will have to go to Kingston to become officers. This is not the case.
They will do just as well in Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto or Halifax. They will attend local universities and obtain the required officers' training. In fact, only a small proportion, approximately 15 per cent, of English-speaking cadets currently receive their degree from Kingston, Saint-Jean or Royal Roads. In other words, the college only serves to train a very small fraction of officers.
Those are the facts. But we did not listen to the opposition. I do not think the hon. member is very committed to defending Saint-Jean. Yesterday, he made a big fuss at a press conference which lasted five minutes, and when the media people were finished taking pictures, he left.