Science and Research committee  Yes, definitely. I'd be happy to say more about this service, which supports research in French in Canada. What we are seeing in our small institutions, whether they are universities or campuses, is a shortage of resources on the ground. As I mentioned, if tomorrow morning I wer

Science and Research committee  Definitely. Skilled workers are available. It's just that there is often a lack of understanding or inclination in the universities. I'll use the University of Alberta as an example. When I got there, we had access to this service, but the bilingual person who used to help us le

Science and Research committee  Francophone researchers and researchers wishing to conduct research in French often do so in English because working in that language definitely affords more opportunities and prestige. Mrs. Cardinal offered several potential solutions, such as creating awards, awarding grants s

Science and Research committee  The first consequence that we see at home is an exodus of francophone brains. If francophones can't get what they need at the Campus Saint-Jean or the University of Alberta, they'll go to Quebec or elsewhere for their studies, or they'll switch over to English, and then we'll los

Science and Research committee  I think my colleague Éric Forgues could provide you with more figures than I can on funding for research in French. However, I can say, based on the data, that funding for research in French faces obstacles, particularly funding provided by the Canada Institutes for Health Resea

Science and Research committee  Thank you for the opportunity to discuss my recommendations. First, the government should contribute to the long-term funding of post-secondary institutions in francophone communities across Canada. As my colleague Éric Forgues said, education is a provincial jurisdiction, but t

Science and Research committee  Are you referring to post-secondary institutions?

Science and Research committee  They're actually moving away from this role. I'm thinking of the big, mostly anglophone universities. The University of Alberta, for example, advertises its bilingualism, but, when it comes to supporting its researchers and really encouraging that research, it simply doesn't do i

Science and Research committee  That's just one example among many. I would like to make a few recommendations in closing. In particular, the government must contribute to funding for post-secondary institutions of the francophonie…

Science and Research committee  I was probably about to say that the colleges and universities are also cultural pillars, not merely places where knowledge is passed on. I cited the example of the Campus Saint-Jean, which has a theatre and a choir. To conduct research and create in French, you have to be able

Science and Research committee  Not a problem. Thank you.

Science and Research committee  Thank you very much, Madam Chair. First, I would like to greet the members of the committee and to thank them for allowing me to speak today. Since 2015, when I joined the Campus Saint-Jean, which is located in Edmonton, Alberta, I have had a chance to discover the western fran