The problem, Mr. Minister, is that your answer confirms my apprehensions. I think that the reason why you put so much energy into this case is that you do not want to create a precedent. You know very well that, even in Montreal, when a proceeding begins, the file is open in English and the evidence is gathered in English. Even before the first day of the hearing, everything has been produced in English, the minister has submitted his documents in English. So we can say that, in this particular case, we can ask for a change of the language of the proceeding all we like, but that everything is prepared in English right from the outset.
Would it not be a better solution to use French in Montreal by default? People who do not want to proceed in French should clearly declare that, and proceeding in French should not be the exception in Montreal, but the rule.