Goldie Ghamari - Question Period： Supporting Francophone Communities in Ontario

00:00:00.000 Thank you, Mr. President. My question is for the Minister of Affairs Francophone.

00:00:05.000 Our government for the population is looking for the preservation and development

00:00:10.000 of the agricultural growth of the Franco-Ontarians and Franco-Ontarians,

00:00:14.000 especially in the field of education.

00:00:17.000 As a government, we are determined to participate in the development of the Francophone communities.

00:00:23.000 We know that there are more than 100,000 students in French schools

00:00:29.000 and more than 2 million students enrolled in the second language language program in the province.

00:00:35.000 Can the Minister of Francophone Affairs inform this chamber of the work that our government

00:00:41.000 does for the Francophone community in Ontario with very high education and education in the province?

00:00:50.000 Thank you.

00:00:52.000 Minister of Francophone Affairs.

00:00:54.000 Minister of Francophone Affairs.

00:00:56.000 Monsieur le Président, je remercie ma collègue pour sa question.

00:00:59.620 L'Ontario français, sa culture et son avenir nous sont chers.

00:01:04.580 Et notre appui est constant dans une multitude de domaines, dont l'éducation,

00:01:09.160 laquelle a bien sûr un rôle clé à jouer.

00:01:12.480 Nous avons investi, nous, notre gouvernement, et ma collègue, la ministre de l'Éducation,

00:01:16.780 peut en attester 1,7 milliard de dollars pour appuyer les programmes d'éducation en langue française.

00:01:23.420 This includes 23,5 million dollars for education in French language,

00:01:28.420 sold in the 12 school commissions of French or the 60 languages of English,

00:01:33.420 in partnership with the federal government,

00:01:36.420 for activities of mobilization of students and parents,

00:01:40.420 activities of professional development,

00:01:42.420 courses and services online,

00:01:45.420 manuals, courses and resources for teachers.

00:01:49.420 Thank you.

00:01:51.420 Supplementary.

00:01:52.420 Complémentaire.

00:01:53.420 Merci, Monsieur le député.

00:01:55.420 Pardon, Monsieur le Président.

00:01:57.420 Est-ce que la ministre des Affaires francophones peut nous donner d'autres informations sur

00:02:02.420 l'action de son ministère pour appuyer les services de première ligne en éducation

00:02:07.420 dans les communautés francophones?

00:02:09.420 Monsieur le ministre.

00:02:12.420 Applaudissements.

00:02:14.420 Tout d'abord, Monsieur le Président, je veux préciser que nous mettons bon ordre

00:02:20.420 good order in our public finances, because we have to cope with the difficult situation

00:02:24.980 budget that has left the old Liberal government after 15 years of bad management and 15

00:02:32.900 billion dollars in annual deficit.

00:02:35.180 At the same time, we support the Francophone education and we are hearing, as the government,

00:02:39.980 continue to look at the interests of the Franc-Ontarian and Franc-Ontarians, in recall

00:02:44.080 the federal government's investment in terms of support to Francophone.

00:02:48.580 In fact, the federal government does not accord only 2,68 dollars for francophone programs in Ontario,

00:02:56.580 while he does 35 dollars for francophone in Manitoba and 7 dollars for Nouveau-Brunswick.

00:03:02.580 Despite the federal investment in education, it is time for the federal government to

00:03:08.580 face to just part in terms of the financement of francophones in Ontario, in terms of Canada and Ontario.

Goldie Ghamari - March 05, 2019

Question Period： Supporting Francophone Communities in Ontario

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