We are seeing immersion students find good jobs, speak both languages fluently, help bind the country together, but also lead very interesting lives. Because they decided to master two languages, maybe three or four languages. And to cut through the barriers there may be for someone who has only one language. By the time I left northern Canada, I had been reminded, again, that the French language in Canada is stronger than ever, and in fact is getting stronger every day. And it's very important, because it's a number that can change the way Canada functions.
People can always criticize immersion.
There's always something that doesn't work. It's quite normal to have to look at some aspects and question them. Basically, immersion is a great success, a tremendous success. And it is part of something very interesting something which is both a Canadian invention and almost typically Canadian. At one time, people were saying that French was in decline in Canada, but for a quarter of a century now, even 30 years, French has been experiencing a strong revival, not just because of immersion, but also in Quebec and we must not forget in the francophone minority communities.