Official Languages committee  A university is essential to a community's development. If we operate in a bilingual framework, that's what we'll get. What we are proposing as a project will in fact ensure the vitality of my community, of our Franco-Ontarian community in Sudbury, which depends heavily on univer

Official Languages committee  I would say to you, Mr. Serré, that we're talking about geography here. I think that's the essential element. We're also talking about autonomy. Université de Hearst and the Université de l'Ontario français want to be autonomous within a network and want to collaborate on behalf

Official Languages committee  With the right approach, it's possible to recruit students. At Laurentian University, English-speaking students have been recruited from abroad for about 12 years now, whereas it's only been over the past three or four years that Francophone students have been recruited from abro

Official Languages committee  It's not easy for me to comment on the numbers Dr. Haché mentioned because I don't necessarily have access to them. Mr. Constantineau might be able to answer your first question more accurately. As for your second question, according to what I've read, and to my knowledge, the

Official Languages committee  The short answer is no, because there are often additional costs for minority language communities. That's clear. It's also the experience I had at the high school and college levels. The fact that we are in a minority language community is something we have to take into account.

Official Languages committee  I'm the person, as the Chairman of the Council of Regents, who signed the letter. The key request in the letter was for the immediate transfer of all French-language programs and services from Laurentian University to the University of Sudbury. Needless to say, we also asked for

Official Languages committee  In all likelihood, it means that we have some catching up to do. We've proved our worth in school and college institutions. Give us a chance to do the same with universities.

Official Languages committee  As someone who is not a legal expert, I find it a little difficult to answer this question. I believe that it's a matter of jurisdiction. I think that it's an additional barrier that needs to be overcome, particularly in the postsecondary field. As for governance, I do not admin

Official Languages committee  I'd like to add that bilingual institutions receive funding precisely to deal with this type of situation. It's exactly the same thing for schools. There are small high schools in northern Ontario, and they receive funding to compensate for the fact that a high school might have

Official Languages committee  When all is said and done, I think it becomes a question of accountability. An explanation is needed on where the money went. We're also hoping that it's not just pennies, but really dollars, lots of dollars. I think that having an accountability system would solve the problem.

Official Languages committee  I read the same article you did, Mr. Beaulieu, so I'm somewhat familiar with the situation. This mobilization effort, which was called the "resistance" in 2018, is in the DNA of Franco-Ontarians. In all previous situations pertaining to our francophone institutions, our high sc

Official Languages committee  When I read the short section of the sentence that said "might be", I was somewhat worried about the verb tense. However, I'm delighted that the question is being dealt with directly and that it was specified that the money would help find a solution by, for and with Franco-Ontar

Official Languages committee  We approached the Ministry of Francophone Affairs and the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities a while ago now. I can confirm that we sent an official letter to minister Ross Romano today, clearly stating our intent to repatriate the programs. Nearly everyone in the p

Official Languages committee  I'd be glad to. We held discussions with our friends at Hearst. To locate it geographically, I can tell you that Hearst is a six-hour drive north of Sudbury. So it's a hike. We also held discussions with our friends at the Université de l'Ontario français, who are in Toronto, so

Official Languages committee  Thank you very much. Historically, Franco-Ontarians were in favour from the beginning. What we are requesting is the immediate repatriation of everything being done in French at Laurentian University. There are three months remaining before the September term begins. Time is sh