You say that you believe it is realistic. That is important. You speak French very well and so you know what this means. A belief is something we aspire to. We believe it is possible, and I fully appreciate that nuance. I don't know if everyone does, but I understand it.
From this perspective, to be honest, clear and attainable ideals would have to be drawn up, and people would need to be told how far we're going to go. We shouldn't be misleading them in telling them that they can take the plane and always be served in French. They may get French service over a given city, and yet not be able to buy their tickets in French. That level of hypocrisy is killing me.
People say certain things, but there are such barriers that everyone knows these promises will never be honoured because there are still going to be barriers elsewhere. I know full well that we Quebeckers have a solution to this, but we do feel a sense of solidarity with other francophones. If I am here today sitting on the Standing Committee on Official Languages, it is because I believe that when my francophone friends speak up, they have every reason to do so.
Are we going to find a way to tell it like it is?