Mr. Speaker, each year the federal government gives provincial education departments millions of dollars to subsidize French classes.
Much of this money is used by school boards as a source of general revenue rather than French language education. For example, a recent report by the Carleton Board of Education states the income from these grants supports the system as a whole and is not specifically directed to the immersion program.
Can the Minister of Canadian Heritage or his secretary of state explain why his government is permitting money intended for French immersion to be used for general administration costs by school boards from coast to coast?