Official Languages committee  So, we need government support. It's not a university that will cater to elites and cost students $35,000 a year.

Official Languages committee  All universities hold fundraising campaigns.

Official Languages committee  You're absolutely right. I would add that there's often a requirement for equivalent funding from the government, which amounts to 50%. I totally agree. In fact, it's one of the projects on the table in connection with the former fundraising campaign. We've even received offers f

Official Languages committee  Until now, we haven't been able to meet with Minister Mulroney or Minister Fullerton. However, this hasn't prevented us from having conversations with their team, sending them documents and proposing solutions. These solutions include fundraising, a “carrefour francophone”, publi

Official Languages committee  We received a call before this whole situation occurred, to warn us that more conditions would need to be met before the board is recognized and that more time would be needed to think about the project. This wasn't surprising, since the government had just taken office. In July,

Official Languages committee  I hope that Santa Claus will be very generous. Thank you.

Official Languages committee  Yes, it will be our first.

Official Languages committee  Thank you.

Official Languages committee  First of all, thank you for inviting me again to appear before your committee. I had anticipated that my presentation would be short. As we only have half an hour, I would like to leave more time for members of the committee to ask questions. I will try to shorten my presentatio

Official Languages committee  The first correspondence goes back to the beginning of January. At that time, the provincial government confirmed that the act was not repealed, and that the university, and the board of governors, continue to exist. We are a university, therefore, and we have all the legal powe

Official Languages committee  We want to start the university in a way that will acknowledge the province's fiscal constraints.

Official Languages committee  We are working closely with Canadian Heritage, which is facilitating discussions with different departments. During the process, we have discovered that each department is more or less responsible for the properties that belong to it. Some properties belong to the Department of N

Official Languages committee  The programs have been designed and will be submitted to the Post-secondary Education Quality Assessment Board for approval. It takes that organization about a year to come to a decision about the quality of programs. Then the provincial government will have to decide on the fund

Official Languages committee  Are you talking about programs?

Official Languages committee  The board of governors wants the university to commence its activities as quickly as possible. That is the message that we are sending to all levels of government. We are also ready to play our role and assume our responsibilities. We recognize that the province of Ontario's fina