Thank you very much.
It seems to me that bilingualism is often essential for francophones, but not for anglophones. That's a personal comment.
Let me go back to Mr. Giroux.
Earlier, you said that the current 2023‑24 budget really is a lot bigger than the most recent normal budget, the 2018‑19 one. Apparently, the increase is due to new programs being added and funding for certain programs being increased.
That piqued my curiosity because Quebec and the Canadian provinces have been complaining more and more about federal interference in areas under their jurisdiction. For example, the feds are negotiating directly with municipalities even though that is within the purview of Quebec and the Canadian provinces.
Could the growing number of programs interfering in jurisdictional areas that are clearly set out in the Constitution explain, in whole or in part, the bigger budget?