Official Languages committee  Earlier in my remarks, I spoke a little about the importance of having institutions and structural projects in a minority community. That's true for both anglophones in Quebec and in the other provinces and territories that have needs. You have to have structures and permanent qualified staff, a core of people.

Official Languages committee  This year's budget is approximately $225,000 for the cultural sector, and we're getting about $75,000 or $80,000 from the federal government.

Official Languages committee  No. We're getting $75,000 from the federal government out of an annual budget of approximately $225,000.

Official Languages committee  Yes, absolutely.

Official Languages committee  Absolutely. You can become a member by buying a membership and take part in the many activities we organize during the year. That's the cultural component of the Association franco-yukonnaise.

Official Languages committee  No.

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  Yes, absolutely. The Association franco-yukonnaise is a bit like a two-headed organization. It's a political mouthpiece, as Régis clearly explained and as you have seen, and it also offers services in various fields: the economy, culture, youth, seniors, education and employability.

Official Languages committee  Absolutely. In the past few years, we've organized approximately 150 cultural events, projects and activities every year.

Official Languages committee  Yes, 150. We reach 10,000 to 12,000 persons a year. We understand that one individual may take part in a number of events or projects.

Official Languages committee  I find that interesting because I want to make a connection with assimilation. In the youth and culture sector in which I'm engaged, the community is definitely a player, if not the main player, working to counter and block the phenomenon of assimilation. We definitely need the services of departments and governments.

Official Languages committee  We're facing challenges with regard to young people. They're there, but we're in the process of, in a way, rebuilding the youth committee. At the French-language school, we mentioned earlier that there were about 50 students between the ages of 12 and 18, plus immersion students.

Official Languages committee  We receive about $75,000 a year. We also receive funding from our government and other departments. As I said in my presentation, it's distinctly inadequate. The French-speaking community in Yukon is a young community that really needs artists and crafts people to ensure its survival and the survival of its language.

Official Languages committee  Our community will be celebrating its 30th anniversary next year. We have to go step by step. I get the impression it's time to establish a francophone cultural centre in Whitehorse, both for our community and for the Yukon community as a whole. I think that's the next cultural area we should establish.

Official Languages committee  It's one hour a week, but it's also excellent. To answer your question, I know there were discussions in the community in the 1990s to determine whether we should have a community radio station. Régis will correct me if I'm wrong. Following some consultations, they realized that there was no desire for a radio station within the community.