Official Languages committee  It depends on the program. Some enter the English stream. Some go to Quebec or other areas. In this case, we're witnessing an exodus and an increase in costs for students. This also has a societal cost, obviously.

Official Languages committee  Actually, it's to make sure that we don't set a precedent in this case and that other universities or public institutions don't do the same thing.

Official Languages committee  Let me add something. The next time there is a crisis of this kind, we must ensure that there is co‑operation before the building is bulldozed.

Official Languages committee  I can speak briefly about that. We receive complaints every year. We have annual conferences where students are present, and these discussions come up every time. One example is that students have not received their services in French. They have access to the course in French,

Official Languages committee  With respect to the first question, we have to distinguish the problems in francophone institutions from those in bilingual institutions, because they are quite different. In the bilingual institutions, the glaring problems are related to the issue of assimilation, even if the

Official Languages committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Ladies and gentlemen of the committee, I would like to thank you for inviting us before you today to represent francophone students. The Regroupement étudiant franco-ontarien, or RÉFO, is the voice of the more than 22,000 francophone students reg