Official Languages committee  That's possible.

Official Languages committee  No.

Official Languages committee  No, that's true, and that is one of the reasons for the higher turnover among Francophones. If you want to stay, you have to fight.

Official Languages committee  That's right. The reason I'm fighting is because, if we decide to stay, I want there to be something for my son. I could simply decide that we won't stay, that we're going to get out and that I'm not going to fight.

Official Languages committee  Yes, it is.

Official Languages committee  That isn't enough.

Official Languages committee  No, because we are surrounded by Anglophones.

Official Languages committee  They also attend the daycare centre. But that really isn't enough.

Official Languages committee  That's right. If we want our children to learn French at home, one of the two parents has to stay home.

Official Languages committee  Exactly. In the Territories, there are some interesting activities which are organized for children outside of the daycare setting. We don't want to deprive our children of these activities, so we participate, but everything obviously takes place in English. I speak French to my son at home, but on the outside, we don't use French.

Official Languages committee  It's extremely difficult. In my case, it's even more difficult because my wife is English-speaking and has a tendency to return to her mother tongue; however, families where both parents are Francophones also have to make a determined effort. I even know of a family that has been living in the NWT for six or seven years and whose two children, who are now both teenagers, have difficulty speaking French.

Official Languages committee  I, personally, have never done that.

Official Languages committee  That would certainly help.

Official Languages committee  There are 123 students.

Official Languages committee  Yes, the demand is there. The daycare would help to increase the number of students that attend school which, in turn, would improve the quality of education. Furthermore, if the NWT government were meeting its obligations, we would have a better school. School board officials you will be hearing from this evening will address that with you.