Mr. Speaker, 35 years ago, on May 31, 1964, the Quebec Department of Education was created, with Paul Gérin-Lajoie as its head.
The Fondation Paul-Gérin-Lajoie is using the occasion of this anniversary to launch a fundraising campaign aimed at collecting $2.3 million in donations from Canadian businesses.
The foundation's objective is to provide children here and in other countries with the means to build their individual and collective futures by acquiring a basic education.
The foundation's founder and president, Mr. Gérin-Lajoie, stresses the importance of access to education “When all children know how to read, write and count, they will have the key to their future”.
We wish the foundation well in its undertaking. Let us hope that they attain their objective and that access to education for all children becomes a reality.