Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Deputy Prime Minister. Kingston city council recently passed a special resolution blocking the construction of a French language high school on an abandoned industrial site. The school would also have housed a francophone community centre. You may recall that the students of École Marie-Rivier have been attending classes for the past seven years in cramped, makeshift structures without washrooms.
Does the government intend to intervene directly to compel Kingston city council to approve the construction of a French school equipped with proper sanitation facilities?