Thank you.
The term "abandonment" is exactly the right term. Canada's linguistic duality is a source of immeasurable richness for the country, and to enjoy it to the full, a minority needs access to the same means of recourse that the majority has. The support of the Court Challenges Program has been invaluable in enabling minorities to exercise their rights. With all the progress made in recent years, we have seen how significant the CCP contribution is. Now, since the government cannot recognize in any tangible way the need to provide the capacity to ensure legislation is respected—passing legislation is not enough, we have to ensure it is respected—and is abolishing the Court Challenges Program, we will find minority communities have had their ability significantly undermined when it comes to ensuring such respect in the clarification and interpretation of legislation.