I can no longer recall which of you said that being able to obtain services in French was a right and that it was also a federal government obligation. If it is our right to obtain these services and the federal government has an obligation to provide them, how do you explain the cuts that were made to the official language communities, whether to the Court Challenges Program, to Status of Women Canada or to literacy? I will not waste my time by naming all of them. If we have a right and the government has an obligation, then someone is failing to live up to their duties. I hope that you are like Ms. Brisebois. I hope that you do not need to come before the committee to explain to your federal member the problems you are experiencing at home. Does one of you have something to say about this?
On December 12th, 2006. See this statement in context.