The first thing you could do would be to make sure that this topic is automatically on the agenda for all federal- provincial meetings.
Furthermore, I think that we could be working with the ministers responsible for French services in the provinces. The federal government is now part of this working group, as well as Quebec, I believe. I think that some issues could be resolved within that group. I don't know if we can change any attitudes, but I do believe we can change behaviour.
I'm going to quote your former colleague, Denis Coderre, in the hopes that it won't hurt anybody's feelings. At the time, Lyle Oberg was the provincial minister responsible for immigration. It was said at the time, but those were maybe only rumours, that openness of mind was not his main quality. Mr. Coderre, before a national assembly of approximately 500 people in Calgary, said:
“My friend Lyle understands that if there's no official language clause in the agreement, there will be no agreement, don't you, Lyle?”
Lyle, who was sitting nearby, replied “Yes, Minister”. I think that federal ministers can also make things happen.
In terms of envelopes, I think that they are a necessary, but temporary, measure. I would like it if they were not necessary, but—