I think that it's very important that there be close collaboration between Citizenship and Immigration, provincial governments, and local francophone organizations. I know that the Government of Manitoba was very disappointed when the provincial choice program was basically repatriated by the minister, because the Manitoba government had made a commitment to significantly increase the francophone immigration to Manitoba, and the initial experience had been very positive, in part because of the close collaboration between CIC, the Manitoba government, and the Société Franco-Manitobaine, which had a member organization called Accueil Francophone, which greeted francophone immigrants and refugees at the airport, accompanied them to temporary housing, enrolled their children in French language school, and also provided courses for them.
One of the things that has struck me, and we've done a number of forums on diversity across the country, is the degree to which immigrants who come to this country want to learn both official languages. They see the fact that Canada has two official languages as something that draws them to the country. They see learning both official languages as a part of acquiring a greater Canadian identity.
I think that there are a variety of ways in which the federal government can assist them in doing this.