Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you for being here today. This is an extremely important discussion. As far as the roadmap goes, education is the cornerstone of minority communities. That's even true in Quebec. We'll get into immigration a bit later.
You spoke at length about your recommendation to create a tripartite protocol. We should definitely explore that idea and see how we could make it work. The fact that we are talking about a provincial responsibility is indeed problematic. Something else we need to consider is how do we ensure proper accountability.
You likely know that British Columbia went to court in order to assert its rights. This is what Mr. Power had to say about the ruling:
The ruling has a number of positives. For the first time in Canada, a court has determined that a ministry of education must treat the needs of francophones differently when it comes to education. The judge also called for the creation of a special budget for francophone schools, so that the province could no longer compare the needs of English-language and French-language schools when deciding which ones it would fund.
Would you mind briefly sharing your thoughts on the ruling? Could it help you in your efforts?