Official Languages committee  When it comes to Quebec, I think that Mr. Lacroix and I want to convey the same message. We're saying that, by funding anglophone universities and CEGEPs in Quebec, the federal government is unfortunately working against the French language. Mario Beaulieu's study, for example, shows that 95% of the federal money spent in Quebec to protect official languages in minority communities supports projects run by anglophone institutions.

Official Languages committee  I don't know whether Mr. Lacroix wants to answer this question, because my main concern is CEGEPs.

Official Languages committee  I would say more or less the same thing as Mr. Lacroix. In Canada outside Quebec, universities and colleges provide only certain programs in French. These institutions are sometimes fragile and have unfortunately been weakened, particularly in Ontario by the Ford government's budget cuts.

Official Languages committee  Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. I would like to clarify a few points in response to Mr. Drouin's comments. In 2022, Statistics Canada conducted a study on Quebec. The results are quite clear. Attending an anglophone institution increases the likelihood of a graduate working in English by a factor of 12.

Official Languages committee  I would tend to agree with Mr. Lacroix, but I would like to make a clarification on CEGEPs, since you made a comment on the situation. There's a danger for a language like French when another language, in this case English, is deemed superior and more attractive. This phenomenon is reflected in the behaviour of our CEGEP students, who see English as the language that must be mastered, which poses a problem.

Official Languages committee  Good afternoon. My name is Nicolas Bourdon, and I teach CEGEP students at Collège de Bois‑de‑Boulogne. I hope I do as good a job of sticking to my allotted time as Mr. Lacroix did. As Mr. Lacroix and others have pointed out, French is fragile, not just in the rest of Canada, but also in Quebec.