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{
    "time": "2024-12-05 11:35:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Paul E. Henry",
        "fr": "M. Paul E. Henry"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"8805429\" data-originallang=\"fr\">That is one example that I gave you. There have been certain discussions that I can't disclose, because they might relate to potential legal proceedings for our protection. However, I can say that in French Ontario, we often consult experts in French first language education, by and for francophones. They are experts from the University of Ottawa, Laurentian University and the Universit\u00e9 de l'Ontario fran\u00e7ais who support us in designing resources that are adequate, or even more than adequate, for our students. This is important.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8805430\" data-originallang=\"fr\">However, as I said when I answered the questionnaire, our rights are also violated when it comes to funding for transportation, since our school zones are extremely large, compared to our anglophone counterparts'. I mentioned the size of my school territory earlier, which is 20,000 square kilometres. That is a very impressive bit of land. As well, the costs associated with fuel and insurance have exploded, particularly since the pandemic. My colleague from Yukon talked about capital spending. We often find ourselves in an area where we have to practically yell to get our own infrastructure.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"8805429\" data-originallang=\"fr\">C'est un exemple que je vous donnais. Il y a certaines discussions que je ne peux pas d\u00e9voiler, parce qu'elles pourraient se rapporter \u00e0 d'\u00e9ventuels recours en justice pour notre protection. Toutefois, je peux vous dire qu'en Ontario fran\u00e7ais, on a souvent recours \u00e0 des sp\u00e9cialistes de l'\u00e9ducation en fran\u00e7ais, langue premi\u00e8re, par et pour les francophones. Ce sont des sp\u00e9cialistes de l'Universit\u00e9 d'Ottawa, de l'Universit\u00e9 Laurentienne et de l'Universit\u00e9 de l'Ontario fran\u00e7ais, qui nous appuient dans la conceptualisation de ressources ad\u00e9quates, voire plus qu'ad\u00e9quates pour nos \u00e9l\u00e8ves. C'est important. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8805430\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Par ailleurs, comme je le disais en r\u00e9pondant au questionnaire, nos droits sont \u00e9galement l\u00e9s\u00e9s en ce qui a trait au financement du transport, puisque nos zones scolaires sont extr\u00eamement vastes, comparativement \u00e0 celles de nos homologues anglophones. J'ai parl\u00e9 tant\u00f4t de l'\u00e9tendue de mon territoire scolaire, qui est de 20 000 kilom\u00e8tres carr\u00e9s. C'est fort impressionnant, comme superficie. De plus, les co\u00fbts li\u00e9s au carburant et aux assurances ont explos\u00e9, particuli\u00e8rement depuis la pand\u00e9mie. Mon coll\u00e8gue du Yukon parlait des d\u00e9penses en immobilisations. Souvent, nous nous retrouvons dans un secteur o\u00f9 nous devons quasiment crier pour avoir nos propres infrastructures.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/committees/official-languages/44-1/124/paul-e-henry-5/",
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    "source_id": "13045841",
    "document_url": "/committees/official-languages/44-1/124/",
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