I had the opportunity to look at the action plan for official languages for 2018-23, a five-year plan, and noted that the Government of Canada is going to share $2.7 billion with the francophone community outside of Quebec. That's for one language. Do the math. It's a point to ponder.
I had the audacity to suggest that we look for at least $1 billion annually for 60 languages in this country. We would ramp up to that, with increases based on need after that.
I'm looking at my brothers and sisters from our francophone communities, and how rich they are. I look at their action plan. It's so beautifully written. It supports the arts in French and music in French. It's so beautiful.