Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am from Moncton, New Brunswick, I am an anglophone, but since my riding is located in an Acadian region, there are obviously many people who speak French, many Acadians. I am familiar with the situation of francophone minority communities in New Brunswick, but here and in British Columbia, where we were yesterday, things are slightly different.
I would like to better understand the situation of francophone minorities here and wish to put a question directly to Mr. M'Pindou with respect to his comments.
You wrote and said that the budget cuts announced by the government in September threw the spotlight on the survival of our official language minority communities.
I am certain that no member of this committee nor any member of the government wishes to see government measures undermining the future and vitality of francophone minority communities here or anywhere else in Canada. Can you be more specific on how the budget cutbacks will affect the future and vitality of your community?