Status of the French Language in Montreal  Madam Chair, I thank my opposition colleague for his question. I would like to remind members that French is protected not just by one measure but by a series of measures. Over the past five years, our government has been working to protect French in Quebec, and we will continue to do so.

Status of the French Language in Montreal  Madam Chair, I thank my colleague for her question. One of the most important things is that for the first time, in the plan for immigration levels, there is a specific line for francophone immigration. This demonstrates the importance of maintaining the proportion of francophones across the country.

Status of the French Language in Montreal  Madam Chair, can I excuse myself on the grounds that I am new here? There is no single solution, no small action we can take. A whole series of measures is needed, and those measures will require all of us to really want to protect French. For the first time, the federal government is recognizing that there is a minority in Canada and North America: the francophone community.

Status of the French Language in Montreal  Madam Chair, it is my turn to thank the House for the opportunity to speak in this important debate. I join my hon. colleagues in this debate on the status of the French language in Quebec and our government's commitment to protecting and promoting the French language. Anyone who knows me knows that even though I was not born here, I am a Montrealer and Quebecker through and through.

Official Languages  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question. Our government is proud to defend the French language. I am a proud Quebecker who stands up for francophone values in Quebec. We are working on concrete measures to support the French language and further support francophone immigration.

Official Languages  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question. As I said yesterday in my initial comments on the bill introduced by the Bloc, I myself am an immigrant, a child of Bill 101, and a Canadian citizen who did not speak French when she became a Canadian citizen. What matters is offering French language courses, providing support and welcoming immigrants to our country.

Official Languages  Madam Speaker, the government believes that all newcomers, including francophone immigrants, contribute to Canada's vitality. To attract francophone newcomers, the minister announced on October 27 that French-speaking and bilingual candidates will receive additional points under the express entry system.

Official Languages  Madam Speaker, allow me to answer the hon. member for Fredericton's question. As members may know, November 1 to 7, 2020, was National Francophone Immigration Week, an opportunity to recognize the contributions of francophone newcomers and draw attention to the vitality of francophone communities outside Quebec.

Citizenship Act  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to speak to Bill C-223, which proposes changes to the current process for permanent residents of Canada to become Canadian citizens. Before I address the bill specifically, I would like to take a moment to talk about myself and my family.

Broadcasting Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech today. I remind her that an order in council requires licence holders to be controlled by Canadian interests, and this order will not be affected by the bill. My question for her is the following. Would my colleague prefer that online companies not be subject to the provisions of section 3 of the act?

Broadcasting Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. I would like to remind him that we have an agency, the CRTC, that has been enforcing regulations to protect the creative sector and other local sectors since 1928. It is the best tool we have right now to ensure that, in the future, the web giants will contribute to local productions.

Broadcasting Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. Once again, I think that it is important to give the CRTC the powers it needs to regulate what the web giants are doing so that we can reinvest in our creators and productions. The most important thing for the future is to increase investment revenue in local production.

Broadcasting Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her very important question. I would like to share with her some comments made by the ADISQ and the AQPM: ...it would be hard to include percentages in the legislation and...it would be better to debate the best conditions to impose on broadcasters and online businesses before the CRTC.

Broadcasting Act  Mr. Speaker, the bill we are studying today aims to give the CRTC the regulatory powers it needs to better invest in Canadian creators. That is what is in the bill before us today.

Broadcasting Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my opposition colleague for her question. I would like to remind her that our government is the first in 30 years to have invested so much in culture in Canada, particularly in Quebec. We doubled the budget of the Canada Council for the Arts. We reinvested in the CBC to protect our public broadcaster.