Official Languages committee  You can blame the Supreme Court of Canada. Its judges defined exactly what the provincial government's obligations are in this regard. The anglophone population is quite large: 1 million people. In this context, the Government of Quebec has an obligation to provide us with as ma

Official Languages committee  Exactly. The objective criteria are so restrictive that it's quite easy to determine which people have this right in a community. It's an advantage in negotiating a place, a school, or building a new school. However, these same marginal criteria in turn exclude all sorts of mem

Official Languages committee  No, I do not recall any case going to court in order to get an anglophone school. The Government of Quebec operates according to a formula that considers a number of factors: the number of students within a 20 km area, the number of children, whether they have to cross a bridge t

Official Languages committee  We are always in a position to share our experiences with you.

Official Languages committee  I do not want to insult anyone, but have to say that, in the anglophone community, there is a particular philosophy. The importance of education is more of a factor in the minds of anglophone communities. As I said, I do not want to insult anyone. However, it is a reality.

Official Languages committee  In the English community we prize education. We want our kids to go to school, stay in school, and do whatever. We don't have to have dinner tonight if it will help pay for our kids to stay in school and have their supplies. We also treat our students more individually. Not eve

Official Languages committee  There are thousands of volunteers.

Official Languages committee  Absolutely.

Official Languages committee  If they have temporary work permits, they can have access to anglophone schools. But if they want to stay in Canada, to become permanent residents, that's it, they have no access.

Official Languages committee  The moment they apply, their temporary rights to have access to anglophone schools comes to an end.

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  I would like to finish what Mr. Chambers said. Perhaps we do not have the best vehicle, but it is the only one we have. So the challenge for us is to ask good questions, so that we can get answers and data that are as precise as possible.

Official Languages committee  As I explained in my brief, we are asking for two or three things. However, it is not up to us to design the questions; it is up to you and Statistics Canada. Our specific suggestion is to ask parents whether they were educated in English or in French, and to what level: elemen

Official Languages committee  The children of parents who went to primary and secondary school in English in Canada would then have the right to go to school in English.

Official Languages committee  Yes. it would allow us to determine who the rights-holders are. If someone went to school in English, they have the right to enrol their children in an anglophone school. A number of people do not know that. I know, because our school boards are always being asked by parents whe