Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Health and the Chief Government Whip announced yesterday that the Government of Canada will be allocating more than $25 million over the next five years to support the training and retention of health professionals in French-speaking minority communities.
These funds will help three francophone organizations, the University of Ottawa, Cité collégiale and the Consortium national de formation en santé to promote their health training programs and increase the number of students registered in those programs.
Canada's linguistic duality is at the heart of our national identity, and a priority for our government.
The government deserves to be congratulated on this measure which demonstrates its commitment to francophone minority communities and their access to health services.