Official Languages committee  Thank you for that question, which is an important one. All the programs we cut had very few long-term students. There had been two or three students per year in each of those programs over the previous 5 or 10 years. It was very difficult to support those programs even with the

Official Languages committee  Thank you for your question. I can only repeat that we have had many conversations at both the federal and provincial levels. I acknowledge the division of responsibility for university education between the two levels of government. We did what we could during those conversatio

Official Languages committee  Yes, I believe that's true.

Official Languages committee  All I can say is that I have not had the pleasure of meeting directly with Mr. Angus in the time that I have been at Laurentian. I can't comment on my predecessors, unfortunately.

Official Languages committee  As I said, we did reach out federally as well as provincially, through our MPs and otherwise. Certain meetings we achieved, and others we did not. Hindsight can be 20/20. If we had been more aggressive, more successful, perhaps there might have been a change, but perhaps not, as

Official Languages committee  Again, given the current discussions, I think the efforts that the federal government is making and may be willing to make I think will be extremely helpful going forward—

Official Languages committee  Indeed, we did have a number of meetings over the last year and the time leading up to this, with both the provincial and federal sides. In all cases, we were quite transparent about the magnitude and origin of our financial difficulties. We made requests, seeking any possibilit

Official Languages committee  At the end of December, we were very transparent about the magnitude of the challenges we had. Without making a specific ask, we were highlighting the magnitude of the challenge, the gap that Laurentian had, and looking for any ways the federal government might be able to help us

Official Languages committee  As I said, we were fairly transparent all through the lead-up to the process, both provincially and federally, in explaining in meetings that we had, the magnitude of the challenges we had at the university. Absolutely.

Official Languages committee  In hindsight, perhaps.

Official Languages committee  We did reach out broadly, in answer to your question, both federally and provincially. We absolutely did work with our local MPs as an important touchpoint. We have a strong relationship and an ongoing relationship with them, but we also reached out directly, and some meetings we

Official Languages committee  A whole set of factors are at the root of the university's financial problems, including those indicated in that document.

Official Languages committee  It was more the budget cuts made by the province.

Official Languages committee  We receive some federal grants for bilingualism and French-language and indigenous programming. We get a not very large percentage from the federal government.

Official Languages committee  I believe so.