Official Languages committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Official Languages committee  For those items that are directed to us for conversation, we always try to support the minister with good analysis.

Official Languages committee  No, and we didn't cut across the board automatically. We looked at areas that had not been expanded and that's why the government postponed some of this.

Official Languages committee  We've asked for a positive decision on the funding request.

Official Languages committee  The ministers have priorities that are discussed with the premier. As Marie-Lison pointed out, we support implementing any priorities that they might identify.

Official Languages committee  I didn't say it was a letter. I said there were priorities. I don't think the government has publicly stated, although they have stated in many releases, some of their priorities.

Official Languages committee  We can go back. The budget deliberations are still under way right now. When we have final decisions on our final budgets, we'll be in a better position to go back and share that—

Official Languages committee  I'll speak to fact that I haven't felt that they have. As I said, I've been around for 33 years in the provincial government. Governments have had to make tough decisions. I think all governments struggle with making sure that they're sensitive, and these are difficult decisions

Official Languages committee  As I stated in my answers earlier and in my opening statements, the legislation is still in place. The board and the president are still in place. We'll continue to have discussions. We're having discussions now in terms of the pause. The real focus now is working with the other

Official Languages committee  As I mentioned earlier, we have funding with the federal government around the protocol for minority-language education and second languages, which helps support francophone educational services. That's been frozen for 10 years. Through the Council of Ministers of Education, beca

Official Languages committee  I think it's always been a priority to try to address that continuum. As I said, we have an assistant deputy minister who is in charge of francophone affairs and on the child care. We also had supports looking at making sure we had the continuum of services from the early years i

Official Languages committee  As I mentioned, we have funding currently and we have discussions under way with the eight universities and affiliates and the two colleges to look at what we can do. The University of Ottawa is looking to expand its services. It had a relationship and delivers some programs with

Official Languages committee  Right now the Glendon campus, a part of York University, would be, and Collège Boréal, obviously.

Official Languages committee  We've actually expressed our concerns through the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada, collectively, around frozen funding for over a decade.

Official Languages committee  As my colleague has said, we have the opportunity to implement the direction of the government. If the government wants to pursue that discussion, we would bring that request back. I'm hearing that from a number of people—