Official Languages committee  We have the only evidence we could possibly have. Because the Yukon is a very small territory and Francophones represent a minority in the territory, the figures we receive from Statistics Canada are always very imprecise. There is no way of knowing whether they have reached everyone, and it's always one in five whenever official languages are concerned.

Official Languages committee  Yes, that's correct.

Official Languages committee  Absolutely, and that is one of the reasons why we are asking for comprehensive school management, including financial management. For the time being, the school board manages $550,000 in federal funding which is provided to the Yukon on a yearly basis, whereas the federal government is actually giving the Yukon government $1.1 million for French first-language education.

Official Languages committee  Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, allow me first to thank you, on behalf of the Yukon French Language School Board, for giving us this opportunity to address you this evening. With me is the Executive Director of the School Board, Ms. Lorraine Taillefer. The Yukon French Language School Board was officially created in 1995, after several years of struggle to have the importance of school governance for the Francophones of the Yukon officially recognized.