I want to draw your attention to situations reported to me concerning pleasure craft in distress that didn't receive a response in French when they tried to communicate with the Coast Guard. In one case, the man spoke only French, so he couldn't understand what was being said to him in English. This didn't help the rescue effort.
Now, do we want to look at this as part of the study or do we want to pass a small amendment regarding equivalent response capabilities in both official languages?
It's really an open discussion. I want your backing on this.