Mr. Speaker, I would first like to point out our interest at the hon. member's concern over education. This goes against the policy of his party, which says that education is a provincial matter.
I would first like to point out there are 60 schools under the school board for Ottawa-Carleton, including the one my daughter attends, along with école Gaston-Vincent, école Baribeau, école Cadieux, école des Pins, école des Villageois, école des Voyageurs, that are French language schools, and not immersion. Four of them are currently threatened with closure because of budget cuts.
Unfortunately, the Government of Ontario followed the example of the Government of Quebec, which announced cuts of $300 million in education on March 27. These cuts by the premier of Quebec are unfortunate. We also find most unfortunate the cuts made by the Government of Ontario, but we respect its jurisdiction over education, which is, as the Bloc Quebecois policy provides, a matter of provincial jurisdiction.