Mr. Chair, as I read this, the amendment would repeal completely the requirement to demonstrate knowledge of one of the two official languages, or some ability to speak one of the two official languages, for adults. This amendment is totally in contrast to what we're trying to accomplish in this bill, which is to give people the opportunity to obtain a certain proficiency in one of the two official languages so that they can be better integrated as newcomers into Canadian society.
I don't believe that there's any way we can support this particular amendment, so we will not be supporting it.