Read the text and determine if the sentence is true (see options at the end):

Honourable senators, on November 16, the Honourable Jean-Maurice Simard called the attention of the Senate to the current situation vis--vis the development and vitality of francophone and Acadian communities, its gradual deterioration, the growing indifference of governments over the past ten years, and the lack of access to services in French.

Sentence: Simard spoke about government indifference that occurred over a couple years' time.
Available options:
[a]. Yes.
[b]. It's impossible to say.
[c]. No.