Official Languages committee  It is more intensive, but it is not full immersion.

Official Languages committee  One must remember that's a small percentage to start with because our access to those immigrant communities that might have chosen English schooling in the past is very much limited by the French language charter. A very multicultural, multiracial mix remains in our schools, but

Official Languages committee  Third, those of us who deliver English public schooling in Quebec need to know that our federal government and our fellow Canadians across this country understand some of the particular obstacles that we face in discharging our duties each day in the province we call home. The QE

Official Languages committee  I understand the question to be going at economies of scale and efficiencies and so on. On that ground we would stand by everything we've told you so far. Quebec school boards offer one example. They have a ratio of administrative costs to direct student services of about 6%. T

Official Languages committee  On the question of equity with respect to our francophone neighbours, it's a very sensitive but important question. And as you will hear from other groups, they'll talk to you about our being part of another national linguistic minority. Now, as we mentioned in our brief, we have

Official Languages committee  To start with, we have no assurance that one penny of that money would go to what the Official Languages Act and the Constitution of Canada requires this level of government to worry about, which is an equitable delivery of services to all Quebec students. We're not imputing any

Official Languages committee  It's important that the committee knows that the person who did this study is the chief advisor to future, former, and current Parti Québécois leaders. That was not noted in the study itself.

Official Languages committee  I'll agree with my president on that.

Official Languages committee  The portrait our president has laid out reminds us of why we must see in any future road map the maintenance of Canada-provincial ententes that are not contribution agreements. We've heard some ill winds about that possibility, which would be an absolute and unmitigated disaster.

Official Languages committee  We agree that a large portion is allocated to Quebec, because we have the good fortune, under the act, to have two education networks: one anglophone and one francophone. But there is about $26 million a year that is designated to community initiatives that are absolutely essent

Official Languages committee  We find it hard to understand the logic behind such an observation.

Official Languages committee  If I might, with all due respect, we understand that the witnesses are here to testify. We can enjoy your debate between you. With all due respect, as the beneficiaries of this program—and we're speaking for individuals in our communities—we would say that the program needs to b

Official Languages committee  Not currently, but some years ago, the Quebec English School Boards Association did.

Official Languages committee  Well, simply put— If you were a Canadian-born child who studied in English, under Bill 101 you would not have been able--as a Canadian citizen who grew up in English, one of Canada's official languages--to send your child to school in English in Quebec. Thanks to the court ch

Official Languages committee  It's a bit loud. It's okay.