Official Languages committee  Very briefly, I would just say that wasn't a problem when I worked at Vimy Ridge. The 10 students who worked there all spoke both languages pretty well. It was, however, a major challenge when I worked in Lower Fort Garry, because out of the 50 students who worked there in the s

Official Languages committee  Well, thank you. Merci. That, to me, is the biggest thing. Once again, I would say we need to preserve and possibly increase opportunities, such as being able to work at some of the national historic sites or work for the federal government in different capacities where you can p

Official Languages committee  As I said earlier, possibly there could be more opportunity for immersion at the university level. I think that is possible, because we're seeing that at certain universities. That would be incredibly useful for French immersion students to maintain their French. The biggest thin

Official Languages committee  It's difficult for us to give you more details, seeing as we're high school teachers. We aren't very familiar with the reality of kindergarten and Grade 1 teachers, who really have a role to play in those key discussions with parents early on.

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  Yes, absolutely.

Official Languages committee  Just very quickly, with regard to Quebec, at our high school we don't run a trip to Quebec right now. We have in the past. At our junior high, we do. That's an experience that our students have had, although certainly we could do more of that. I just think it goes back to, once

Official Languages committee  That's right.

Official Languages committee  I did not touch on this in my presentation, but two years ago, I organized a trip with my students to visit World War I and World War II battlefields. The trip was not just about going to Vimy Ridge and learning about its history—although that would have been a good experience t

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  I discuss current events with my students almost daily. What I teach does not only pertain to the present. I talk about current events, but I always relate them to history, so that the students can understand better and see how this can affect them. Last year, I organized many a

Official Languages committee  Yes. Exactly.

Official Languages committee  I think we mentioned a number of them in our speech.

Official Languages committee  Even if the French-language educational resources are better for anglophones and even if, when they receive their high school diplomas, their spoken French is better, if they do not have an opportunity to visit the country and to become familiar with various perspectives at the p

Official Languages committee  It had to do with increased support for students and teachers to have authentic experiences outside the classroom. We are talking about programs such as the Youth Forum, Katimavik and Explore. In terms of educational resources, we are wondering whether the federal government cou