Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Fraser, I would like to thank you and your colleagues for being here.
As you know, I am well aware of the often precarious situation of the francophone population outside Quebec. I liked your comment about not being obsessed with percentages when we look at the census data. In fact, since 2006, the actual number of francophones outside Quebec has increased. This tells me that the francophone population outside Quebec is doing fairly well.
As you said, when we think about the home countries of immigrants coming to Canada, we see that the Philippines is now the largest country. There is also China and India. These are countries where French isn't really spoken. No matter what the first language of immigrants from India is, they speak English, or English is their second language. We must be realistic, after all.
When we are talking about the services offered to francophones outside Quebec, is the government doing well? Have they been offered services of the public service in the past five years? What about more optional services and cultural support, for example? Has significant progress been made in the last five years?