Mr. Speaker, education on Canadian military bases was the responsibility of the Department of National Defence until 1987 when agreement was reached to discontinue that. There have been accords with various provinces to phase out DND's role of being responsible for education.
It is the province of Ontario that is responsible for the school boards. It has made a decision which it considers to be practical. It is one which we do not agree with, in light of the discussions that have gone on in the House. To make the military college in Kingston a welcoming place for francophones is something I intend to take up with the educational authorities in the province of Ontario.