I'd like to emphasize that I didn't interrupt the others earlier.
If we invite the minister, it's because we want to ask her questions. If she is the minister for official languages, she must be competent in that area. That's why we're asking her to appear. Unless she doesn't want to come. That's what I'm wondering. If she doesn't appear, either she doesn't want to come, or she is incompetent. I don't know. I don't doubt that she's competent, but I want her to appear, and I think Mr. Godin's motion is entirely appropriate.
We heard witnesses last week. I'm not an expert in the field, but I observed that they did not answer questions because either they didn't know the answer, or that wasn't within their responsibility or duties. If we summon other witnesses to appear and they tell us the same thing, I don't see how that will be helpful. We're going to waste our time. I think the minister could give us some clarification on these questions. That's why I'm in favour of the idea that she should appear.
By the way, the word “argent” is masculine, not feminine. I note that the feminine has been used for a while now. Furthermore, Mr. Lemieux said that we were going to ask “straight” questions. I don't know what he means by that, but whatever the case may be, we're going to ask the minister “straight” questions.