Official Languages committee  Quebec universities have their own association, the CREPUQ. I can't speak on behalf of the Quebec universities.

Official Languages committee  A positive message is being sent in the fact that we renewed the Roadmap. That's recognized. It was possible that that funding might not be reinvested. Obviously, we could still—

Official Languages committee  I don't know whether I'm qualified to answer on behalf of the members of my association—

Official Languages committee  That indeed raises a number of challenges, that you have clearly expressed.

Official Languages committee  That's obviously a challenge. We have to do a real balancing act so as not to fall into the situation you describe. French Canadian university institutions have made the choice to open their doors to all those from the majority who have the merit of wanting to learn in French. To

Official Languages committee  I could say that we feel some kind of change as a result of that. You couldn't talk about a before and after, then target specific programs that had been altered, absolutely not.

Official Languages committee  Our association wasn't consulted directly; some presidents were consulted personally.

Official Languages committee  The Roadmap could have contained certain elements. One of the recommendations of the Commissioner of Official Languages, in particular, was that funding that had been around for a certain period of time, in research, among other areas, could have been invested in research on ling

Official Languages committee  I'll answer briefly but differently. The Commissioner of Official Languages has clearly shown that there are special challenges for small institutions that want to request funding for research. When applications are filed in French, it's extremely difficult to establish committee

Official Languages committee  We're talking about the improvement of 2006?

Official Languages committee  We're talking about the improvement of 2006?

Official Languages committee  That's correct.

Official Languages committee  That's an excellent question. In all the studies on factors that may attract students, the language question is obvious. It may prove difficult to study in one's second language. Students may have perfect mastery of another language without being comfortable enough to study a spe

Official Languages committee  You're referring to—

Official Languages committee  That's a specific issue. The decision was made to increase the funding allocated to the granting agencies such as the SSHRC. I don't want to talk nonsense, but I think priority will be given to research. I would find it hard to make a direct connection with the issue of minority