Official Languages committee  We must not forget that the concept of institutional completeness is a creation of the francophone minority outside Quebec, and we are very proud of it. We are the ones who popularized it.

Official Languages committee  It was long before that, in the 1960s, with Mr. Breton. I have been proud to defend this concept for a long time. Thank you for using it in the Quebec context. Yes, studies are needed. I know that the Association des collèges et universités de la francophonie canadienne has a s

Official Languages committee  Yes, we will have to keep hammering home our message, but we need consistency and action. You say you don't want to get into the political aspect. That's fine, but then we need all the players to sit around the same table, say that this is a priority for them and agree to coordin

Official Languages committee  The problem is the great disparity between the provinces. The reality is different from one province to another. That's why we need to bring everyone to the same table and establish a consistent approach. At the moment, the priority, horizontally from east to west, including the

Official Languages committee  Listen, I would love to prepare the programs for all the political parties.

Official Languages committee  You should all have the same concern. The tools we have right now are Ms. Joly's report and the modernization of the Official Languages Act. All the provinces also have laws. So there is no lack of tools. Some of my legal colleagues would like to see more pressure to include

Official Languages committee  My policy would be a good tool. Action needs to be consistent. Perhaps consistency is what is missing. How did we actually arrive at a crisis like the ones affecting Campus Saint-Jean, the Université de Sudbury or the Université de l'Ontario français in Toronto? There is always

Official Languages committee  Thank you very much for the question, Mr. Boulerice. A public policy is indeed based on those three components. First, there is the vision. We have repeatedly asked the provincial governments to recognize that there are specific needs in terms of higher education in French in

Official Languages committee  Yes, even small institutions are trying to attract international students. The example of Université de Hearst is fascinating in this regard. International students are a major source of funding for all universities. That is why, during the pandemic, all universities decried th

Official Languages committee  In fact, Mr. Beaulieu, I think we should refer to Ms. Joly's document entitled “English and French: Towards a Substantive Equality of Official Languages in Canada,” because the concept of substantive equality is a game‑changer. We are no longer talking about the double majority

Official Languages committee  We are talking about the institutions whose governance is by and for francophones. When I say that universities in minority communities are the new community centres, it is precisely because they have become levers for the economic, social, cultural and artistic development of th

Official Languages committee  Its obligation is to commit to enhancing the vitality and development of official language minority communities. That is its key obligation and, under part VII, it must also take positive measures in that regard. For example, the funding in the Action Plan for Official Languages

Official Languages committee  I feel that part VII is important because the commitment to enhancing the vitality and development of official language minority communities may include funding a community centre, but it can also include funding research programs in a university. The federal government is very i

Official Languages committee  Thank you for the question. Ontario has seen a major recovery in terms of education in French. However, more remains to be done. When we lose an institution like Laurentian University and there is no way of replacing it, we would expect an institution for francophones to be esta

Official Languages committee  So here's what you will be asking me about. The policy I am proposing has three components. The first is the basis for the policy, because a public policy comes in three parts: the vision or the basis, the policy instruments, and the target population. The basis is to fundamenta