You have asked a question that is quite broad and you have asked for a generalization of what we're doing. Basically, we have to realize that there are rights that have been recognized by the charter, and this has value for Canadian society. I would even say it probably makes us stand apart from most of the rest of world. I go to Africa all the time. There are lots of constitutions, beautiful words, but nothing is respected over there in many, many countries. We saw it in Guinea recently.
If we're going to have rights, there has to be a means to ensure that these rights are not only protected but that they are clarified. In 1982, when the charter was created--let's talk about language rights--minority language rights were recognized in education. There was not one school board outside the border of Quebec that was for francophones, and this was put in.
Now I'm asking you, what does the fact that there are school boards in Canada now, French language school boards, in British Columbia--where I was Monday--or in Ontario, or elsewhere in our country, take away from the majority? What does the fact that there are French language schools take away from the majority? What does it take away when you recognize that aboriginal women who are off reserve have certain rights? What does it take away from the majority?
What it gives is the potential for all Canadians to participate as much as possible in the growth of this country. And when you allow Canadians, through the exercise of rights, to do this, I think we all get better. We get to be a better country and a better welcoming country. And that's why people are clamouring to get into this country, because we have those rights. Those rights are protected and clarified. We need a means to ensure that this is going to be a living document and that it will grow with our Canadian society.