Official Languages committee  With your permission, perhaps I can answer the first part of your question. I'll ask Pierre Senay to answer the second part. With regard to the services offered at Maison de la francophonie, since the Maison accommodates the associations, it's the associations housed there that

Official Languages committee  Thank you. I'm changing the hat that I had on a little earlier this morning. And I was told earlier that I should have worn my hairpiece on the other side, since I'm not talking about the Maison de la francophonie.

Official Languages committee  Thank you. I am the Executive Director of the Société Maison de la francophonie de Vancouver, which manages the building known as Maison de la francophonie de Vancouver. The president of the corporation, Pierre Senay, is also President of the Chambre de commerce franco-colombien

Official Languages committee  It will be a public school. A secondary program is already being offered in French in Vancouver, but at an Anglophone secondary school. It would obviously be preferable for our students to be in their own space. Lastly, we've obtained the funding to build or acquire a school. Th

Official Languages committee  I only have one comment to make on the issue of child care centres and preschool programs. Ms. Friolet and I have previously fought for child care centres and preschool programs. It is essential that preschool aged children be in a Francophone environment. The offer made so far

Official Languages committee  Thank you, Mr. Watters. Thank you too, Mr. Godin. Earlier we talked about the Court Challenges Program. As you probably know, without that program, the Conseil scolaire francophone de Colombie-Britannique wouldn't exist. It's what enabled us to come into existence. The process

Official Languages committee  With your permission, I'm going to ask our executive director to answer your question. He's the one conducting the official negotiations.

Official Languages committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm proud to be here today on behalf of the 4,000 learners enrolled in the Francophone program across this province. We're happy to identify certain aspects of the Action Plan for Official Languages that are priorities for us. The Conseil scolaire francoph