I would like to bring up a point regarding your first question.
We've spoken at length about the army in Quebec, since Quebec operates in French. However, a major change is coming. There will be three divisions. One will handle the regular force, one will take care of the reserves and one will provide support. The divisions will bring together people from across the country.
How will things work at headquarters where unilingual anglophone reservists, unilingual francophone reservists and bilingual reservists sit around the table? I'm concerned that it will be easy to switch to English as the basic working language. I come from the Royal 22e Régiment, which has advocated extensively for the rights of francophones. The same applies to the 12e Régiment blindé du Canada, which Lieutenant‑General Maisonneuve referred to. I'm concerned that, at some point, we'll lose this. The higher up the ranks we go—according to the reality of the army, which I'm more familiar with—in the divisions, the more we absolutely must be bilingual. We'll want to work across Canada. Yet I'm not sure that, in western Canada or in the centre of the country, people will be asked to speak in French during meetings. There will still be an army in Quebec, but its command will inevitably be bilingual or anglophone.
